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= Calliope (Καλλιόπη) =



A painting made in 1869 by Joseph Fagnani (1819-1873). It is a portrait of a woman, the painting technique used to create this piece is oil on canvas. Currently, this painting is the property of the Metripolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA.

About the Painting
The portrait depicts Calliope who is the daugther of Zeus and titanide Mnemosyne. She is the most important of the nine Greek Muses and is the patron of poets who write epic poetry. The piece of paper she holds in her hand is inscribed with a word written in ancient greek, ΙΛΙΑΔΟΣ, which means the Illiad. It is possible that the artist wanted to show the connection between Homer (the poet) and Caliope as the one that inspired him to write the best works of his lifetime.