Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Muses / Individual / Calliope

LITERATURE

Ancient / Homer / Iliad / As a book
Ancient / Homer / Odyssey / As a book
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / As a book

Further details

after the description of the Muse given by Ripa, Iconologia, 1603, p. 349

Artist or creator

Florentine

Date

17th century

Location

Barnard Castle, Bowes Museum

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

E. Male, L'art religieuse apres le Concile de Trente, p. 420 (mentions similar representation of poetry by Mignard at Versailles known from engraving)

Rights and Permissions

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

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