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The Muses Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, and Terpsichore (recto); Sketch of a Sleeping Child (verso)
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The Muses Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, and Terpsichore (recto); Sketch of a Sleeping Child (verso)

Andrea Appiani

1811

Medium

Black chalk, squared in red chalk. Verse: black chalk sketch of a sleeping child.

Tags

Muses

Dimensions

18-13/16 x 13-5/16 in. (47.8 x 33.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1989

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea Appiani

1754–1817 • Duchy of MilanCisalpine RepublicKingdom of ItalyItalian RepublicTranspadane RepublicAustrian EmpireKingdom of Lombardy–Venetia

Italian artist, father of Andrea Appiani, II (1817-1865). Comment on works: Portraits; History

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