Clio, Muse of History
Cliveden Conservation Workshop
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Composite stone
Measurements
1960 mm (Height)
Collection
Stowe, Buckinghamshire
NT 91976.1.1
Summary
Statue of Clio, the Muse of History
Full description
Clio is depicted as a full-length classical woman in drapery. Clio is standing in contrapposto and turning to proper right. The Muse of History is shown holding her attribute of a trumpet in her proper right hand. In her left hand she holds a book with THEUCIDIDES (Athenian Historian) on the spine. Her hair is garlanded with Bay leaves.
Provenance
Commissioned by the National Trust and installed in Stowe Gardens in February 2020. This statue was recreated as part of the statue group Apollo and the Nine Muses. These statues were recreated as an artistic commission in the spirit of the lost original eighteenth century statue group.
Makers and roles
Cliveden Conservation Workshop, creator