Euterpe, from the series "The nine muses"

Unknown (German)

Flötner, Peter (1485-1546) (after a work of)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
early 20th century
Height:
8.0 cm  (3 1/8 in.)
Width:
5.8 cm  (2 5/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
electrotyped metal

Additional titles

Original language title: Euterpe, aus der Folge "Der neun Musen"

Description

Small metal plaque imprinted with image of a standing female, in a long flowing garment, playing an end-blown wind instrument (possibly a single aulos, or a recorder), with a portative organ (hand stops visible on its side) on the ground beside her; based on original work by Flötner.

Iconclass

92D422
Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Aulos [4173] (single)
Portative organ [2267] (two stops visible )

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Original from ca. 1540

RIdIM record id

5808