Apollo and the Muses

1851

Jules Boilly after Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Associated Names
Jules Boilly

Artist, French, 1796 - 1874

Pierre Paul Prud'hon

Artist After, French, 1758 - 1823

The sculpture depicts two adult female figures and a small child-like figure with wings. The adult figures are dressed in flowing garments, arranged in a manner that suggests movement, while the child figure stands between them. The wings on the child figure indicate a mythological representation. The color of the sculpture is a muted, monochromatic shade resembling a light stone or plaster. The sculpture is engraved with the names "TERPSICHORE" and "ERATO" at the base. The figures could represent Greek Muses. The sculpture is intricately detailed with an emphasis on the soft texture and graceful outlines of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35 x 22 cm (13 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
    plate: 16.4 x 12 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.54


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; gift to NGA 2011.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in plate [on platform]: TERPSICHORE * ERATO; below plate: Dess. par Prud'hon Imp. Bertauts Lith. par Jul. boilly/ Paris, Marchants, Edit. Alliance des Art[s]; by later hand, verso upper right, in graphite: EE 545

Wikidata ID

Q76559118

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