Cleveland Museum of Art
Clio, Muse of History
Charles Meynier
- Date
- 1800
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Culture
- France, late 18th-early 19th century
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Clio, the Greek muse of history, is the daughter of Zeus and Titaness Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory. Clio is depicted here writing and surrounded by objects associated with preserving the memory of historical figures and events: busts, reliefs, and sculptures. This painting belongs to a cycle of works commissioned by businessman François Boyer-Fonfréde for his home in Toulouse. Clio's name is derived from a Greek word meaning "to recount" or "to celebrate."
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