Apollo with Erato and Cupid

Kellerthaler, Johann, II (born ca. 1560-1562, died 1611)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

1595

Height:

19.1 cm  (7 1/2 in.)

Width:

15.0 cm  (5 15/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

pen and black ink

Place of creation:

Deutschland

Description

From the Cleveland Museum of Art website: In this visual allegory of poetry, Apollo holds his attribute, the kithara, a stringed instrument used in the recitation of epic poems. Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry, appears with a lute and tambourine at her feet. Lyric poetry typically expresses an idea or emotion, such as love, through short, musical, and rhythmic verse. Kellerthaler lived in Dresden, where he regularly worked for members of the Saxon court as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and goldsmith.

Iconclass

92D426
Erato (one of the Muses); 'Erato' (Ripa)
92B3731
Apollo and the Muses, Apollo Musagetes
92B373
Apollo playing the lyre, Apollo Citharoedus

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]
Lute [3394]
Tambourine [2746]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 2

RIdIM record id

5462