Erato Muse of Lyrical Poetry by Charles Meynier Remastered Xzendor7 Fine Art Old Masters Reproductio
by Rolando Burbon
Title
Erato Muse of Lyrical Poetry by Charles Meynier Remastered Xzendor7 Fine Art Old Masters Reproductio
Artist
Rolando Burbon
Medium
Painting - Digital Art Reproduction
Description
Erato Muse of Lyrical Poetry c1800 by French Painter Charles Meynier (1763-68 - 1832); of historical and mythological subjects in the late 18th and early19th century.
This is a beautiful portrait of a young lady that is sitting by the water on a grass covered ledge, that is illuminated by a heavenly light.
She is dressed in Greek attire with a rose-pink gown and a sheer white over cloth that is partly blowing in the wind by ethereal forces.
While sitting on the she is writing a poem on two clay tablets using an arrow as a winged Erato, one of the nine muses of Greek Mythology, known as the patron of lyric and erotic poetry or hymns, whispers words into her right ear.
Erato is holding two additional arrows in his left hand that is tucked underneath her right arm and slightly resting on her left forearm; he is also carry a quiver over his right shoulder that has an additional two arrows.
He is also holding by the edge the white sheer cloth that is blowing in the wind by the edge , which forms a small canopy be hind the young lady.
(Note: In this painting, Meynier has interpreted Erato to be a male, though Erato is generally depicted as a female.)
Beside Erato, behind him and to the left of the painting is his lyre (an early harp like instrument), that is partially covered with gold and gold strings, and a large basket filled with a beautiful assort of colorful wildflowers.
This is a retouched digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available as a canvas print online.
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