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In this visual allegory of poetry, Apollo holds his attribute, the kithara, a stringed instrument used in the recitation of epic poems. Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry, appears with a lute and tambourine at her feet. Lyric poetry typically expresses an idea or emotion, such as love, through short, musical, and rhythmic verse. Kellerthaler lived in Dresden, where he regularly worked for members of the Saxon court as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and goldsmith.
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Document identity
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170515
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Apollo with Erato and Cupid
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drawing
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Source metadata
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170515
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drawing
title
Apollo with Erato and Cupid
description
In this visual allegory of poetry, Apollo holds his attribute, the kithara, a stringed instrument used in the recitation of epic poems. Erato, the Muse of lyric poetry, appears with a lute and tambourine at her feet. Lyric poetry typically expresses an idea or emotion, such as love, through short, musical, and rhythmic verse. Kellerthaler lived in Dresden, where he regularly worked for members of the Saxon court as a painter, sculptor, printmaker, and goldsmith.
date
1595
citation
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q80079354
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62940
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 19.1 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.)
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Germany
accession
2012.98
Source extras
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pen and black ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache
tombstone
Apollo with Erato and Cupid, 1595. Johann Kellerthaler (German, c. 1560/2–1611). Pen and black ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache ; sheet: 19.1 x 15 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2012.98
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laid paper
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DR - German
inscriptions
inscription
Inscribed lower left in pen and black ink: "Johan KellerDaler aurifaber1595"
lower right in pen and black ink: "Zu Breslave"
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 53 no. 02, March/April 2013
page_number
Mentioned & reproduced: p. 18
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:45:22.712000
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170515
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DR - German
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pen and black ink and brown wash heightened with white gouache
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