Apollo, god of light, eloquence, poetry and the fine arts with Urania, muse of astronomy

Meynier, Charles (1768-1832)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1798
Height:
275.0 cm  (108 1/4 in.)
Width:
235.0 cm  (92 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    Neoclassical Painting and Sculpture[Museum inv. no.: 2003.6.3]

Description

A man, Apollo, stands with a lyre and a wreath in his hands while a woman, Urania, gazes at him.

Iconclass

92B37
specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Apollo; Apollo as patron
92D428
Urania (one of the Muses); 'Urania' (Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5124