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Apollo
and the Muses
John
Singer Sargent
-- American painter
1921
Museum
of Fine Arts,
Boston
Rotunda mural
Oil on canvas
283.21
x 428.62 cm (111
1/2 x 168 3/4 in.)
Francis
Bartlett Donation
of 1912 and Picture Fund 21.10512
Jpg: Lee Sanstead
Jpg2: MFA
Turn right or left in Rotunda
Apollo is the god
of light, the patron
of music and fine arts. Often in his attendance are the muses. Earlier
numbers were unclear but the Greeks finally established nine muses in
mythology:
- Calliope, the
Muse
of epic poetry
- Clio, the Muse
of
history
- Polyhymnia,
the
Muse of mime
- Euterpe, the
Muse
of flute
- Terpsichore,
the
Muse of light verse
and dance
- Erato, the
Muse of
lyric choral poetry
- Melpomene, the
Muse of tradegy
- Thalia, the
Muse
of comedy
- Urania, the
Muse
of astronomy
Rotunda Dome Decorations
Looking
straight up
The
Rotunda
From the top of the Grand
Stairway
Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston
Notes:
Special
thanks to Lee Sandstead of
New York, for being a friend
of the JSS Gallery, for taking
this picture on his trip and sharing this with us.
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