Euterpe

Fagnani, Giuseppe (1819-1873)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

19th century

Height:

110.5 cm  (43 1/2 in.)

Width:

83.8 cm  (33 in.)

Signature: [at lower right]: J.F. Inscription: [at upper left]: IIOAYMNIA [in Greek]

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

In her left hand the Muse is holding an autos-like instrument, two recorders locking together. In her right hand is a lyre (highly stylised) in a kithara-type design, only partly visible.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Recorder [4039] (Two recorders held in the style of an aulos.)
Lyre [3501] (In the shape of an antique kithara)
Aulos [4173] (Aulos is actually two recorders together.)
Aulos [4173] (Aulos is actually two recorders together.)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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Notes

This is one of a series of nine paintings depicting American society belles as Muses (all at the Metropolitan Museum of New York). According to contemporary accounts, the project was intended to prove that American women were as beautiful as their European counterparts. The model for "Euterpe" was Miss Minnie Parker, grand-daughter of Mrs Henry Hill of New York.

RIdIM record id

3211