VOUET, Simon
(b. 1590, Paris, d. 1649, Paris)

Euterpe, the Muse of Music and Lyric Poetry

1630s
Oil on oak panel, 81 x 64 cm
Private collection

This charming representation of Euterpe orignally formed part of a dispersed series depicting the nine Muses which was most likely painted for a learned man familiar with Ancient Greek and Renaissance literature.