Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy (detail)

Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy (detail)

person; portrait; robes; turban; mask; books; quill; red; yellow; blue; black; white

Portrait of a person in white, yellow, and blue silk robes and a white turban. They prop up their head on one hand, looking at the viewer. They hold a brown book in the other hand, and on the table before them is another book, a mask, and a quill. The background is filled with draping red fabric.

Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665)

Born: January 8, 1638 (Bologna, Italy)
Died: August 28, 1665 (age 27 years) (Bologna, Italy)

11944, Visual Resources Library, EL

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Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas

17th century