Polyhymnia, from the series "Putti as the nine muses"

Unknown (German)

Labenwolf, Pankraz (1492-1563) (after a work of)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
early 20th century
Height:
6.3 cm  (2 1/2 in.)
Width:
4.6 cm  (1 13/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
electrotyped metal

Additional titles

Original language title: Erato, aus der Folge "Putten mit Beischriften und Attributen der Musen"

Description

Small metal plaque imprinted with the name "Polinmia" and a figure of a standing putto playing a lute, with another lute and a long wind instrument (end-blown flute?) on the ground beside him; based on original work by brass-founder Labenwolf.

Iconclass

92D427
Polyhymnia (one of the Muses); 'Polinnia' (Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
End-blown flute [3940]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Original from 2nd quarter of the 16th century.

RIdIM record id

5807