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The Muses Thalia and Erato

Andrea Appiani

1754–1817

Medium

Black chalk; squared in black chalk

Tags

Muses

Dimensions

18-7/8 x 13-3/8 in. (47.9 x 33.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1988

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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