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Title
The seven muses
Names
Bineteau, P. (Lithographer)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Muses

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC WON MYT-Mus
Topics
Muses (Greek deities)
Goddesses -- Greek
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Greece -- To 499
Genres
Reproductive prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Euterpe wearing a talaric tunic [i.e., one reaching to the ankles] and peplus (at top left). Thalia holding a crown of myrtle faces Euterpe. Calliope carries a casket, and Erato or perhaps Terpsichore stands with open arms. Polymnia carries a scroll. Urania is seated on a chair and behind her is Clio playing the double flute, a casket filled with scrolls at her feet. Musee Blacas."
Source note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 32 x 34.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 03508080-c5bf-012f-07f5-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The seven muses" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a3e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The seven muses" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a3e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). The seven muses Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-1a3e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The seven muses