Category:Melpomene (Louvre)

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anonymous: Melpomene  wikidata:Q19057847 reasonator:Q19057847
Artist
Unknown artist
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Title
Melpomene
label QS:Len,"Melpomene"
label QS:Lfr,"Melpomène"
Object type statue
object_type QS:P31,Q179700
Description
English: Colossal female statue, restored as the muse Melpomene by the addition of a modern mask. Marble, Roman artwork, ca. 50 BC. Might have been part of the Theatre of Pompey in Rome.
Français : Statue féminine colossale, restaurée en muse Melpomène par l'addition d'un masque moderne. Marbre, œuvre romaine, vers 50 av. J.-C. Peut-être un élément du décor du théâtre de Pompée à Rome.
Русский: Вероятно, сходила в скультпурную группу, включавшую всех муз и Аполлона, поскольку в отдельных памятниках она встречается сравнительно редко. Возможно, стояла в Театре Помпея.
Date circa 50 BC
date QS:P571,-0050-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium white marble
Dimensions height: 3.9 m (12.8 ft)
dimensions QS:P2048,3.92U11573
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
not on view

This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities).
Accession number
Ma 411, MR 269
Place of creation Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Object history

in collection of Vatican
1803: confiscated by Napoléon

1815: acquired by by exchange
(exhanged against the Laocoön Group)
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 20303 Joconde database: [1]
Authority file
<nowiki>Melpomene; Melpomène; Melpomena; kip v Louvru; statue conservée au Louvre (Ma 411, MR 269); statue in the Louvre; Statue von Anonymus; פסל של אנונימי; patông</nowiki>
Melpomene 
statue in the Louvre
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DepictsMelpomene, woman, hipshot, mask, waist-length hair, part, clothing in the ancient world, sandal, belt and toe
Made from material
LocationLouvre storage (depot), Louvre Conservation Center, Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Metropolitan France, France
Creator
Location of discovery
Owned by
  • French State
Location of creation
Collection
  • Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre
Inventory number
  • Ma 411 (Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities of the Louvre)
  • MR 269
Inception
Height
  • 3.92 m
Authority file
Wikidata Q19057847
Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010277748
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