Clio, Muse of History (Q60479840)
Label from: English (en)
genre:
mythological painting (Q3374376)
artist:
Charles Meynier (Q970511)
collection:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location:
Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
country of origin:
France (Q142)
main subject:
Clio (Q103968)
commissioned by:
François-Bernard Boyer-Fonfrède (Q50805157)
part of:
Apollo and the Muses (Q60479765)
exhibition history:
Salon of 1798 (Q18055350)
depicts:
Clio (Q103968)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
Google Arts & Culture asset ID:
6QEv84uhCwZAVg
Salons ID:
56855
catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.6.5
information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog
description: Clio, the Greek muse of history, is the daughter of Zeus and Titaness Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. Clio is depicted here writing and surrounded by objects associated with preserving the memory of historical figures and events: busts, reliefs, and sculptures. This painting belongs to a cycle of works commissioned by businessman François Boyer-Fonfréde for his home in Toulouse.
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