Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy
Cliveden Conservation Workshop
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Composite stone
Measurements
1960 mm (Height)
Collection
Stowe, Buckinghamshire
NT 91976.8.1
Summary
Statue of Melpomene, the Muse of Tragedy
Full description
Melpomene is depicted as a full-length classical woman in full drapery and standing in contrapposto. The Muse of Tragedy holds between her hands her attribute of a tragic mask (Greek-style). Her head is turned to the proper right and she is shown with a grave countenance. Upon her head she wears pearls, diamonds and rubies
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