Paintings
Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry
PaintingMythology & Allegory
Details
- Author / creator
- Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- 1800
- Dimensions summary
- Overall: 273 × 176 cm
- Support
- Canvas
- Paint medium
- Oil
- Place of origin
- France
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the Hartley Bequest Fund, 2003
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
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.
Materials and technique
Oil on canvas
