Muse Collection (#8)

Self-portrait par Fontana, Lavinia (Lavinia Zappi) (1552-1614). Oil on canvas, size : 24x23, 8, 1577
FIA5404618 Self-portrait par Fontana, Lavinia (Lavinia Zappi) (1552-1614). Oil on canvas, size : 24x23, 8, 1577, Accademia di San Luca by Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614); Accademia di San Luca, Rome

Muse, projet de rideau de theatre (Muse - Design for a Theatre Curtain) - Peinture de Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel
FIA5331295 Muse, projet de rideau de theatre (Muse - Design for a Theatre Curtain) - Peinture de Mikhail Alexandrovich Vrubel (Vroubel) (1856-1910), huile sur toile

Muse, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149141 Muse, ancient Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman marble head of a Muse)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Muse (engraving)
7196802 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Muse (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muse)

Muse and Aphrodite (colour litho)
7149482 Muse and Aphrodite (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muse, painting from an ancient Greek lecythos found in Athens; Aphrodite)

Antonio Canova: A Muse (engraving)
7168792 Antonio Canova: A Muse (engraving) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Muse)

Muse, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving)
7149160 Muse, ancient Greco-Roman marble sculpture (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greco-Roman marble head of a Muse)

Muse playing a lyre, ancient Roman marble statue (engraving)
7149117 Muse playing a lyre, ancient Roman marble statue (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman marble statue of a Muse playing a lyre)

"Uranie"(Urania) representation de la Muse protectrice de l astronomie et de l astrologie
FIA5327588 " Uranie" (Urania) representation de la Muse protectrice de l astronomie et de l astrologie, tenant une main sur une sphere

A Muse, Hecate Triformis, and Hercules, ancient Roman marble statues (engraving)
7149106 A Muse, Hecate Triformis, and Hercules, ancient Roman marble statues (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Muse, Hecate Triformis)

Polymnie (b / w photo)
7166143 Polymnie (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polymnie. Illustration for Les Chefs-D Oeuvres de la Sculpture au Musee du Louvre (Goupil)

Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari (chromolitho)
7150275 Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari (chromolitho) by Holiday, Henry (1839-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian poet Dante Alighieri and Beatrice Portinari)

Antonio Canova: A Muse, Sappho (engraving)
7168778 Antonio Canova: A Muse, Sappho (engraving) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Muse, Sappho)

Le Triomphe des Muses. Projet du rideau pour le prologue musical de Alexander Alyabyev (1787-1851)
FIA5350075 Le Triomphe des Muses. Projet du rideau pour le prologue musical de Alexander Alyabyev (1787-1851) et Alexis Verstsovsky (1799-1863). (Triumph of Muses)

L imperatrice Catherine II (1729-1796) en Minerve dans le cercle des muses
FIA5381998 L imperatrice Catherine II (1729-1796) en Minerve dans le cercle des muses. Peinture de Stefano Torelli (1712-1784), huile sur toile. Art italien, 18e siecle, classicisme

Allegorie de la tragedie (Allegory of Tragedy). Peinture de Carle Van Loo (1705-1765)
FIA5363310 Allegorie de la tragedie (Allegory of Tragedy). Peinture de Carle Van Loo (1705-1765). Huile sur toile, 121, 5 x 151 cm, 1753. Art francais du 18e siecle

Apollo and the Muses, n. d. Creator: Etienne Delaune
Apollo and the Muses, n.d

Design for Ceiling Fresco: Apollo and the Muses with Minerva Destroying Ignorance, n. d
Design for Ceiling Fresco: Apollo and the Muses with Minerva Destroying Ignorance, n.d

U: Urania
6523500 U: Urania by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet in figures. J. Langlume and Peltier, publishers, Paris, s. d. (circa 1840)

U: Urania
6523688 U: Urania by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Franco-English Leporello (Zebra - Zebra). Publisher unknown, s. d. (circa 1840)

Carousel Calliope Figure, c. 1939. Creator: Robert Pohle
Carousel Calliope Figure, c. 1939

Garden Figure, c. 1939. Creator: Robert Pohle
Garden Figure, c. 1939

The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses, 1884 / 89
The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and the Muses, 1884/89

Polyhymnia. Creator: Kaulbach, Hermann von (1846-1909)
Polyhymnia. Private Collection

Webers Last Thought, Mid of the 19th cen. Creator: Hamman
Webers Last Thought, Mid of the 19th cen. Private Collection

Statue of Venus, 1734. Creator: Giovanni Girolamo Frezza
Statue of Venus, 1734. Plate XXXIII (33) from " Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae deorum et virorum illustrium), a work on ancient Greek and Roman sculptures

On the Grass, 1880. Creator: James Tissot
On the Grass, 1880

The girls of the Rhine. Pastel by Henri Fantin Latour (Fantin-Latour, 1836-1904)
JLJ4675147 The girls of the Rhine. Pastel by Henri Fantin Latour (Fantin-Latour, 1836-1904), 19th century. Paris, Musee Du Louvre by Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904); Louvre, Paris

Thalie, one of the Muses, patron of comedy and pastoral poesy Detail of the paintings of
JLJ4679279 Thalie, one of the Muses, patron of comedy and pastoral poesy Detail of the paintings of the Salon des Muses by Charles Lebrun (Le Brun) (1619-1690)

Portrait of the Italian composer Luigi Cherubini (1760 - 1842)
JLJ4680659 Portrait of the Italian composer Luigi Cherubini (1760 - 1842), with the Muse of lyrical poetry. Painting by Jean Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), 1842. Oil on canvas. Dim: 1, 05 X 0, 94m

Representation of Terpsichore, muse of dance, she plays lyre
XEE4417222 Representation of Terpsichore, muse of dance, she plays lyre (Representation of Terpsichore, Muse of dance, holding a lyre). From " Mythology of Youth" by Pierre Blanchard 1803

Representation of Thalie, muse of comedy and idyllic poetry, depicting crowned with ivy
XEE4417219 Representation of Thalie, muse of comedy and idyllic poetry, depicting crowned with ivy, wearing boots, holding a comic mask in her hand and a sheppers staff

Saint Mathieu et l Angel Painting by Harmensz van Rijn dit Rembrandt (1606-1669
JLJ4577329 Saint Mathieu et l Angel Painting by Harmensz van Rijn dit Rembrandt (1606-1669) 17th century Sun. 0, 96x0, 81 m by Rembrandt Harmensz

Eloquence. Representation of Polymnie, muse of Eloquence
JLJ4570944 Eloquence. Representation of Polymnie, muse of Eloquence. Painting by Simon Vouet (1590-1649) 17th century Sun

Kiki de Montparnasse Kiki (Alice Prin) (1901-1953) French singer, painter and comedian
JLJ4584296 Kiki de Montparnasse Kiki (Alice Prin) (1901-1953) French singer, painter and comedian, egerie of Man Ray and many artists, 1928 (sculpture) by Gargallo

La Renommee ovatifies the exploits of Lorenzo de Medici il Magnifico
LRI4582634 La Renommee ovatifies the exploits of Lorenzo de Medici il Magnifico (Laurent de Medici le Magnifico) (1449-1492) Fresco by Cecco Bravo (Francesco Montelatici) (1607-1661)

The inspiration of the poet - oil on canvas, 1629-1630
LRI4579923 The inspiration of the poet - oil on canvas, 1629-1630 by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: The inspiration of the poet Un poete)

Reader Crowned with Flowers or the Muse by Virgile Painting by Camille Corot (1796-1875
JLJ4576400 Reader Crowned with Flowers or the Muse by Virgile Painting by Camille Corot (1796-1875) 1845 Dim. 0, 45x0, 34 m by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); Louvre, Paris

Greek art: representation of three Muses. Low relief carved in marble by Cephisodote
LRI4590802 Greek art: representation of three Muses. Low relief carved in marble by Cephisodote the young and Timarchus (both sons of Praxitele), 330-320 BC, Greek antiquity

Parnassus, 1630 (oil on canvas)
LRI4662610 Parnassus, 1630 (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 145x197 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The Parnassus)

Young man led to the assembly of the Seven Liberals Arts. Fresco of Villa Lemmi
JLJ4686503 Young man led to the assembly of the Seven Liberals Arts. Fresco of Villa Lemmi. Painting by Sandro Botticelli (1444-1510), 15th century

Diptych of Claudiano called Diptych of Poete and Muse (low ivory relief
LRI4671159 Diptych of Claudiano called Diptych of Poete and Muse (low ivory relief, early 6th century) by Italian school (6th century); Treasury of Monza Cathedral

Boece (Boezio) surrounds Philosophy and Muses. Miniature taken from "
LRI4666573 Boece (Boezio) surrounds Philosophy and Muses. Miniature taken from " De Consolatione Philosophiae" (Consolation of Philosophy)

Allegory of music. 17th century (painting)
LRI4697806 Allegory of music. 17th century (painting) by Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto (Il Grechetto) (1609-64); Private Collection; (add.info.: Allegory of music)

Preparatory drawing for the number 43 of the serie "Les caprices"
AIS5347526 Preparatory drawing for the number 43 of the serie " Les caprices" (Los caprichos) : the sleeping reason produces monsters

The Muse. Stone sculpture
JEB4872811 The Muse. Stone sculpture by Veyrier, Christophe (1637-89); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; eJean Bernard; French, out of copyright

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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.