Photo of collection object Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy — Meynier, Charles. Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy, 1798. oil on canvas, Overall: 275 x 235 cm (108 1/4 x 92 1/2 in.). Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2003.6.3. CC0.

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.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Meynier, Charles
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on canvas
Medium: oil, 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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