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"Melpomene, Erato and Polymnie", c. 1652 by Eustache Le Sueur (1616-1655) - Louvre Museum, Paris, France. Note: Melpomene does not represent here tragedy as per Virgil, instead it stands for song and music as per Horace. Erato represents love and poetry and plays the viola. Polymnia represents lyric poetry and holds a book. |
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