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Clio. Vatican
Creator
James AndersonBritish Photographer · 1813–1877
All works by this person →James Anderson was born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England and studied painting in Paris as William Nugent Dunbar. In 1838 he moved to Rome and began to produce sculpture as James Anderson, which remained his professional name. Eleven years later he took up photography, opening a studio in Rome in 1853. Anderson specialized in reproductions of works of art, publishing frequent catalog
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- 1859
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Culture
- British
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 293b69ea-d1ca-46a1-85f4-3710100555fd
What the image shows
The statue depicts a seated woman holding a scroll, wearing a draped garment and a head covering. The figure is positioned centrally against a dark background, with a pedestal base inscribed with Latin text.
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From the Getty Museum record
A statue of the Greek muse Clio, or Kleio. She is seated and is holding one end of a scroll, which is unraveling onto her lap.
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- Vatican Museums — Vatican CityMatched from the record’s own words: “Clio. Vatican”
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