Ourania (Urania) Muse of Astronomy
Cliveden Conservation Workshop
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Composite stone
Measurements
1960 mm (Height)
Collection
Stowe, Buckinghamshire
NT 91976.6.1
Summary
Statue of Ourania (Urania), the Muse of Astronomy.
Full description
Ourania (Urania), is depicted as a full-length classical woman in full drapery and standing in contrapposto. The Muse of Astronomy is shown holding her attribute of a celestial globe within her proper left hand. She wears a coronet of bright stars. Her head is angled downward with her gaze meeting the viewer. Her proper right arm is outstretched with her index finger pointing towards the Heavens.
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