Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence; Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry; Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry, and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy; Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry; Clio, Muse of History

Also known as: Polymnia, Muse of Eloquence

Provenance

In 1819, Nicolas-Antoine de Castella, general of the Swiss regiments in France, purchased the paintings and placed them in his Castle of Wallenreid, Switzerland; direct descendants; Pierre de Castella, Mannaz, Switzerland.

Quick Overview

Artist: Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832)
Date: 1800
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Overall: 275 x 177 cm (108 1/4 x 69 11/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: Painting
Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Credit line: Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Accession no.: 2003.6

More by Charles Meynier in museum collections

Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry, and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Charles Meynier
1798 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00009187
Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry
Charles Meynier
1798 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00009188
Clio, Muse of History
Charles Meynier
1800 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00009436
Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence
Charles Meynier
1800 · Painting
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of ArtAT-00009497

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.