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Erato, the muse of lyric and erotic poetry, is often depicted with a golden arrow received from Eros or Cupid, a sign of the emotion that inspires her.

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  • Title: Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry
  • Creator: Charles Meynier (French, 1768-1832)
  • Date Created: 1800
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 273 x 176 cm (107 1/2 x 69 5/16 in.)
  • Provenance: In 1819, Nicolas-Antoine de Castella, general of the Swiss regiments in France, purchased the paintings and placed them in his Castle of Wallenreid, Switzerland; direct descendants; Pierre de Castella, Mannaz, Switzerland.
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2003.6.2
  • Medium: oil on canvas
  • Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: France, late 18th-early 19th century
  • Credit Line: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
  • Collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
  • Accession Number: 2003.6.2

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