This painting represents one of the nine muses, daughters of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. The Florentine painter Cesare Dandini followed the description of Calliope, Muse of epic poetry, suggested in Cesare Ripa's Iconologia (1603).
- TitleThe Muse Calliope
- Object numberB.M.1004
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- Creator
- Production placeFlorence
- Production period17th century
- School/styleItalian
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- Dimensions
- Length: 78.7 cm
- Width: 58.7 cm
- Length: Frame 92 cm
- Width: Frame 75 cm
- Depth: Frame 6 cm