Melpomene & Sophocles

Antonio Canova1799/1799

Museum Gipsoteca Antonio Canova
Possagno, Italy

Melpomene is the Greek Muse of song, music and tragedy. She has a mask a spade and a crown of grape leaves. Sophocles is one of the great Greek tragedians.

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Title: Melpomene & Sophocles
Creator: Antonio Canova
Date: 1799/1799
Medium: tempera

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