Terpsichore, muse of music and dance

Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1739
Height:
135.9 cm  (53 1/2 in.)
Width:
125.1 cm  (49 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
    [Museum inv. no.: 1954.60]

Description

Terpsichore, the Greek muse of music and dance stands in the foreground, with one arm raised and the other holding a lyre. A group of people appear to be dancing in the background.

Iconclass

92D425
Terpsichore (one of the Muses); 'Terpsicore' (Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images


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Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

4803