Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry)
1816
Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Terpsichore Lyran (Muse of Lyric Poetry), 1816. Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757–1822). Marble; overall: 177.5 x 78.1 x 61 cm (69 7/8 x 30 3/4 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1968.212 Trained by his grandfather, an Italian stonemason, Canova began modeling clay and carving marble sculptures before age ten.
- Maker/Artist
- Canova, Antonio
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- marble
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 177.5 x 78.1 x 61 cm (69 7/8 x 30 3/4 x 24 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: inscribed on front of column: "Terpsichore Lyran" [Terpsichore as the Muse of lyric poetry]; inscribed at base of column: "Canova Fact: 1816"
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1968.212
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 200 Rotunda
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