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Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry

1800

Charles Meynier

(French, 1768–1832)
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Culture
France, late 18th-early 19th century
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Overall: 273 x 176 cm (107 1/2 x 69 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2003.6.2
Public Domain
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Location
219 19th Century European
Print

Description

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.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts Erato, a muse with light skin tone in a pink gown and floral wreath, seated beside a nude Cupid with colorful wings. Erato holds several arrows, pressing one white-fletched tip against a tablet they share. Cupid looks up at her while holding a stylus and grasping a billowing white cloth behind them. A gold lyre and flower basket rest to our left within a lush, green forest.

Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry

1800

Charles Meynier

(French, 1768–1832)
France, late 18th-early 19th century

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