Muse Collection (#2)

Statue of Urania, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384496 Statue of Urania, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

The Assembllee of Gods (detail of the muses) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the hall of emperors
ETI4397336 The Assembllee of Gods (detail of the muses) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the hall of emperors Wing Denon

Euterpe, muse of music and lyric poetry, holding a flute. Found in the Tiburtino area of Rome near the Villa
FLO4997311 Euterpe, muse of music and lyric poetry, holding a flute. Found in the Tiburtino area of Rome near the Villa d'Este. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Perini after an illustration by A

Lucilla, daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, with trumpet and mask, the attributes of Thalia, muse of comedy
FLO4997398 Lucilla, daughter of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, with trumpet and mask, the attributes of Thalia, muse of comedy. Copperplate engraving after an illustration by L

Greek mythology: Terpsichore, muse of dance, with its attributes, a leaf crown
FLO4679803 Greek mythology: Terpsichore, muse of dance, with its attributes, a leaf crown and a lyre - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Greek mythology: Thalie, muse of comedy, with an ivy crown and its attributes
FLO4679773 Greek mythology: Thalie, muse of comedy, with an ivy crown and its attributes, a comic mask and a tambourine - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Greek mythology: Clio, muse of history, with its attributes, a laurel wreath
FLO4679755 Greek mythology: Clio, muse of history, with its attributes, a laurel wreath, the trumpet of renown and a scroll on which are redipped the recits of the pass - Eau forte by Jacques Louis

Dante's Beatrice (engraving)
8631288 Dante's Beatrice (engraving) by Kiesel, Conrad (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Beatrice. Illustration from Black and White)

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry and Eloquence (colour litho)
8626422 Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry and Eloquence (colour litho) by Simmons, Edward Emerson (1852-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry and Eloquence)

Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384495 Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Statuette of a Muse. Polyhymnia
7287256 Statuette of a Muse. Polyhymnia.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of a Muse. Roman copy of Muses by Philiskos of Rhodes around 169 BC)

The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris, 1911 (print)
8698398 The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris, 1911 (print); (add.info.: Geography. France. Paris and the poets. The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris)

Greek mythology: Melpomene, Terpsichore and Erato muses - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4974653 Greek mythology: Melpomene, Terpsichore and Erato muses - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

The Assembly of Gods (detail of the muses) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the hall of emperors Wing
ETI4397337 The Assembly of Gods (detail of the muses) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the hall of emperors Wing Denon

Madame Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Hair d'Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846
FLO4632542 Madame Marie Daubron as La Belle aux Hair d'Or by the Cogniard brothers, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1846

Greek mythology: the muses Polymnie (Polhymnie), Calliope and Urania - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4679800 Greek mythology: the muses Polymnie (Polhymnie), Calliope and Urania - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Emma Harte, Lady Hamilton, 1765 - 1815. Mistress of Lord Nelson and muse of George Romney
3058480 Emma Harte, Lady Hamilton, 1765 - 1815. Mistress of Lord Nelson and muse of George Romney. From The Magazine of Art published1878; Photo © Hilary Morgan

On the way to Paris, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris
495647 On the way to Paris, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris, 1929 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Kiki

Nudist art: The Muse (b/w photo)
8632726 Nudist art: The Muse (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Muse)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637113 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muse with wide chiton)

Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy (colour litho)
8626420 Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy (colour litho) by Simmons, Edward Emerson (1852-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy)

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683538 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683535 Hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683534 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683533 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (marble)
UIG5415971 Greek Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (marble); (add.info.: Inspired by the arts, they were nine sisters)

Statue of Thalia, muse of comedy, with mask and trumpet. In the collection of Conservatori del Popolo Romano
FLO4997277 Statue of Thalia, muse of comedy, with mask and trumpet. In the collection of Conservatori del Popolo Romano. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo

Statue of Urania, muse of astronomy, or Euterpe, muse of music. In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican
FLO4997270 Statue of Urania, muse of astronomy, or Euterpe, muse of music. In the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo

Statue of Artemis restored as a Muse
7287250 Statue of Artemis restored as a Muse; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Artemis restored as a Muse. 2nd century AD)

Literature. Dante and Matilda. Illustration by S. Postiglione in: The Purgatory, by Dante Alighieri, Czech Republic
3434141 Literature. Dante and Matilda. Illustration by S. Postiglione in: The Purgatory, by Dante Alighieri, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Litterature. Illustration de S. Coll. Part)

Greek mythology: Urania, muse of astronomy and astrology, with its attributes a globe
FLO4679793 Greek mythology: Urania, muse of astronomy and astrology, with its attributes a globe and a compas - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Greek mythology: the muses Clio, Euterpe and Thalie - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4679777 Greek mythology: the muses Clio, Euterpe and Thalie - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": View of the porch with statues of the Muses into the Achilleion of Corfu
3562333 Album "Meine mittelmeer-reise 1910": View of the porch with statues of the Muses into the Achilleion of Corfu; (add.info.: Corfu, Greece 1910 Date of Artwork: 1890 Artist: Carito)

Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (the poet) and Madame Bartet (the muse)
PCT4257646 Henriette Rosine Bernard aka Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) (the poet) and Madame Bartet (the muse), in a scene of the play "The Night of May" by Alfred de Musset

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637167 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aphrodite, Muse, Artemis)

The muse of photography (b/w photo)
8672159 The muse of photography (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The muse of photography)

Bar at Villefranche, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris
495649 Bar at Villefranche, illustration from Kiki's Memories, edition Henri Broca, Paris, 1929 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Kiki

Relief with theatre Masks for comedies et tragedies
7287245 Relief with theatre Masks for comedies et tragedies; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Relief with theatre Masks for comedies et tragedies)

The muse of Geometry
5312055 The muse of Geometry; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting the muse of Geometry. Dated 15th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A poet lying in the grass dream has her inspirator, 1865
LUX4818200 A poet lying in the grass dream has her inspirator, 1865; (add.info.: A poet lying in the grass dream has her inspirator, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Mathilde Wesendonck
3586357 Mathilde Wesendonck; (add.info.: Portrait of Mathilde Wesendonck (1828-1902) a German poet and author. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Greek mythology: Melpomene, muse of tragedies, with its attributes, a vine crown
FLO4679798 Greek mythology: Melpomene, muse of tragedies, with its attributes, a vine crown, a tragic mask and a stick (cane) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Greek mythology: Euterpe, muse of music, with the instrument of his invention l'aulos (the double flute)
FLO4679764 Greek mythology: Euterpe, muse of music, with the instrument of his invention l'aulos (the double flute) - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7
FLO4575765 Greek and Roman gods: the Muses. Clio 1, Euterpe 2, Thalia 3, Melpomene 4, Terpsichore 5, Erato 6, Polyhymnia 7, Urania 8 and Calliope 9

"Lovelace's joyous Muse did not desert him in his solitude" (litho)
8651053 "Lovelace's joyous Muse did not desert him in his solitude" (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clio, ancient Greek muse of history (engraving)
8635143 Clio, ancient Greek muse of history (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clio, ancient Greek muse of history. Illustration from Hellas)

Greek mythology: Polymnie (Polhymnie), muse of singing, with a crown of flowers - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant
FLO4679775 Greek mythology: Polymnie (Polhymnie), muse of singing, with a crown of flowers - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, from an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Statue of Angerona, goddess of Rome, or Polinnia (Polyhymnia), muse of poetry. Seated with her finger on her lips
FLO4997287 Statue of Angerona, goddess of Rome, or Polinnia (Polyhymnia), muse of poetry. Seated with her finger on her lips

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"Muse: The Eternal Inspiration Unveiled" From the poetic verses of Sappho to the grandeur of the House of Muses, the essence of inspiration has captivated humanity throughout history. In a mesmerizing dance at Harkness Theatre, Enrique Senis-Oliver's mural transports us to an era where dancers paid homage to Terpsichore, the goddess of dance. This photograph immortalizes their graceful movements as they become one with divine artistry. Even Mary Queen of Scotland found solace in her muse, drawing strength and creativity from its ethereal presence. Jane Morris, beautifully posed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti in 1865, embodies the very essence of inspiration captured on albumen print. Her captivating gaze speaks volumes about the power that muses hold over our hearts and minds. A Roman mosaic whispers tales untold as it depicts scenes inspired by these enchanting beings. Thalia and Erato stand tall among them, radiating their influence upon those who dare to dream beyond boundaries. Maurice Denis' oil painting further immortalizes these muses in all their glory; his canvas becomes a portal into a world where imagination knows no limits. The Dance of Apollo with the Nine Muses comes alive through tempera on panel—a celestial symphony that harmoniously blends movement and melody under Apollo's watchful eye. A mosaic from Augusta Treverorum stands as a testament to their enduring legacy—each muse intricately crafted with vibrant colors that breathe life into ancient stories. Jane Morris returns once more through Rossetti's lens—an embodiment not only for Clio but also for Calliope—the muses who inspire history and epic poetry alike. Their presence transcends time itself, leaving an indelible mark on artistic expression across generations. And finally, Beethoven himself succumbs to his muse's allure in 1912 when charcoal meets paper—a moment frozen forever where genius listens intently for whispers of inspiration. In the realm of creativity, muses reign supreme.