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Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry

Charles Meynier1800

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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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