The Marlborough House ceiling by Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi
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ORAZIO GENTILESCHI (1563-1639) & ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (1593-1652)
The Muses: Urania, Calliope and Melpomene
c. 1635-8RCIN 408469
A rectangular panel depicting three seated female figures: on the left Urania, semi-clothed, holding a Globe with stars, with stars around her head; in the centre, Calliope, facing the front, with a laurel wreath in her right hand and books on her left knee; and on the right, Melpomene, dressed in mauve and white, facing the left, a sword in her right hand and a crown?in her left.
The image of the complete ceiling is an attempt at arranging photographic reproductions of the canvases in their original location at The Queen's House during the 1980s.
The image of the complete ceiling is an attempt at arranging photographic reproductions of the canvases in their original location at The Queen's House during the 1980s.