Melpomene, plate 3 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"

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Melpomene, plate 3 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Melpomene, plate 3 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Melpomene, plate 3 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"

Melpomene, plate 3 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"

Maker (b. 1558, Brüggen, Germany – d. 1617, Haarlem, Netherlands)
Date1592
Place madeHaarlem, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe
MediumEngraving
Dimensionssheet: 10 1/4 in. x 7 in. (26 cm x 17.8 cm); image: 9 1/8 in. x 6 3/16 in. (23.2 cm x 15.7 cm); plate: 9 5/8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (24.4 cm x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Marjorie Schechter Bronfman '38 and Gerald Bronfman Endowment for Works on Paper
Object number2014.139.3
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Image Not Available for Melpomene, plate 3 o 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Melpomene, plate 3 o 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
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Urania, plate 9 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
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Hendrick Goltzius
Urania, plate 9 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Thalia, plate 2 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
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Thalia, plate 2 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
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Hendrick Goltzius
Calliope, plate 1 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Image Not Available for Terpsichore, plate 5 of 9 from series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Terpsichore, plate 5 of 9 from series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Image Not Available for Euterpe, plate 6 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Euterpe, plate 6 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Image Not Available for Erato, plate 7 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Erato, plate 7 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
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Hendrick Goltzius
Polyhymnia, plate 8 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Image Not Available for Euterpe, plate 6 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Euterpe, plate 6 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Image Not Available for Terpsichore, plate 5 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Terpsichore, plate 5 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592
Image Not Available for Polyhymnia, plate 8 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
Hendrick Goltzius
Polyhymnia, plate 8 of 9 from the series "The Nine Muses"
1592