Clio (history) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #19)
before 1467
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century)
Prints
Clio (history) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #19), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, 15th century). Engraving hand-colored with gold; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1924.432.19 This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter “D”, and named Apollo and the Muses. In Greek mythology, the nine Muses (Calliope, Urania, Terpsichore, Erato, Polyhymnia, Thalia, Melpomene, Euterpe, and Clio) were the daughters of Zeus, king of the gods, and Mnemosyne, the Titaness of memory. The Muses were goddesses presiding over different branches of the arts and sciences. Their leader and supervisor was Apollo, the god of light, music, prophecy, and poetry.
Here, Clio is personified as a full-length female figure, turned to left, and standing on a swan in an imaginary sea landscape. Clio was regarded as the Muse of history.
Here, Clio is personified as a full-length female figure, turned to left, and standing on a swan in an imaginary sea landscape. Clio was regarded as the Muse of history.
- Maker/Artist
- Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- engraving hand-colored with gold
- Medium
- engraving, hand-colored, gold
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Lettered below the image of Clio: ·D· / ·CLIO·XVIIII· / ·19·
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1924.432.19
- Credit Line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
- Exhibitions
- The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Old Master Prints and Drawings, CMA 1996: Sets and Series: Five Centuries of Master Prints, February 20-May 5, 1996, no cat.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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