About 10 results for ‘Melpomene’
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Melpomene
Melpomene, initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now. Her name was derived from the Greek verb melpô or melpomai meaning "to celebrate with dance and song. " She is often represented with a tragic mask and wearing the cothurnus, boots traditionally worn by tragic actors. Often, she also holds a knife or club in one hand and the tragic mask in the other. On her head she is shown wearing a crown of cypress. Melpomene is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Her sisters include Calliope (muse of epic poetry), Clio (muse of history), Euterpe (muse of lyrical poetry), Terpsichore (muse of dancing), Erato (muse of erotic poetry), Thalia (muse of comedy), Polyhymnia (muse of hymns), and Urania (muse of astronomy). In Roman and Greek poetry, it was traditional to invoke the goddess Melpomene so that one might create beautiful lyrical phrases.
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MELPOMENE, ERATO ET POLYMNIE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Deciduous
- Double bass
- Erato
- Melpomene
- Music
- Polyhymnia
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Louis de Boullogne
URANIE ET MELPOMENE
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Armillary sphere
- Astronomy
- Book
- Crown (headgear)
- Melpomene
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- Date:
- 17th century
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- Artist(s):
- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Melpomène (définitive) et Euterpe (nue)
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Muses et attributs : Melpomène (Titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Decorative arts
- Furniture
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cornucopia
- Crown (headgear)
- Leaf
- Lyre
- Melpomene
- Muse
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- Date:
- 19th century
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