Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy
1798
Charles Meynier
Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy, 1798. Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). Oil on canvas; overall: 275 x 235 cm (108 1/4 x 92 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2003.6.3 Urania leans on a starry orb, indicating her role as the muse of astronomy.
- Maker/Artist
- Meynier, Charles
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 275 x 235 cm (108 1/4 x 92 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 2003.6.3
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 201 French Neoclassical Painting & Sculpture
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