Clio, Muse of History
1800
Charles Meynier
Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Clio, Muse of History, 1800. Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). Oil on canvas; framed: 290 x 192.4 x 7 cm (114 3/16 x 75 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 273 x 176 cm (107 1/2 x 69 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2003.6.5 Clio's name is derived from a Greek word meaning "to recount" or "to celebrate."
- Maker/Artist
- Meynier, Charles
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 290 x 192.4 x 7 cm (114 3/16 x 75 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 273 x 176 cm (107 1/2 x 69 5/16 in.)
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 2003.6.5
- Credit Line
- Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 201 French Neoclassical Painting & Sculpture
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