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Calliope. 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
- e0488929-e0d8-41a9-80db-0070ad98f785
What the image shows
A seated figure in classical attire holds a scroll.
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From the Getty Museum record
A statue depicting the Greek muse Calliope. She is seated and holding a small tablet with one hand. Her other arm is resting on her knee and her hand is posed as though holding a writing implement.
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- Vatican Museums — Vatican CityMatched from the record’s own words: “Calliope. Vatican”
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