#Charles Meynier

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1- Charles Meynier - Apolo Belvedere en un paisaje. 2- Charles Meynier - Estatuas de Diana Cazadora en un paisaje. 3- Charles Meynier - Estatua de Mercurio en un paisaje. 4- Charles Meynier - Estatua de Polimnia en un paisaje.

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Clio, Muse of History, 1800

Charles Meynier

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Alexander covering the body of Darius with his cloak

by Charles Meynier

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Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry (1800) by Charles Meynier (1768-1832), oil on canvas, 273 x 176 cm, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

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Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Artist: Charles Meynier (1768–1832)

Genre: Mythological Painting

Date: 1798

Media: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

Charles Meynier was a French painter of historical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a contemporary of Antoine-Jean Gros und Jacques-Louis David.

Meynier was the son of a tailor. Already at a young age he was trained by Pierre-Philippe Choffard. As a student of François-André Vincent, Meynier won the second prize in the 1789 prix de Rome competition; Girodet won. He became a member of the Académie de France à Rome. In 1793 he went back to Paris.

He made designs for the bas-reliefs and statues on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Paris Bourse. From 1816 onward, he was a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1819 Meynier was appointed teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts. Like his wife he died of cholera.

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Statue d'Apollon (Apollon du Belvédère)

Painted by the French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832) in either 1794 or 1795, this oil on canvas artwork depicts the statue of Apollo Belvedere, one of the most famous statues of the Ancient God. It is 3 meters in height and 1.53 meters in width, towering over the viewer.

The gallery of art created by Meynier is full of other examples of paintings based off Ancient legends, myths, and stories.

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1804 Charles Meynier - Napoléon Bonaparte, First Consul

(Musée de la Ville de Bruxelles / Maison du Roi)

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"Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence" by Charles Meynier (1800)

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Reinaldo by Junior Angeloti

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Napoleon pointing at Bonaparte :)

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Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence (Charles Meynier, 1797-1801)

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Clio, Muse of History. Painting by Charles Meynier, 1800.

Charles Meynier (1763 or 1768 – 1832, Paris) was a French painter of historical subjects in the late 18th and early 19th century. He was a contemporary of Antoine-Jean Gros and Jacques-Louis David. Charles Meynier one of the outstanding masters of Empire painting, the creator of paintings on battle and mythological plots. He is also known for creating sketches for the bas-reliefs and statues of the Arc de Triomphe on Place Carruzel and the Paris Bourse.

Clio's name is etymologically derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλείω (meaning "to recount", "to make famous" or "to celebrate").

Clio, sometimes referred to as "the Proclaimer", is often represented with an open parchment scroll, a book, or a set of tablets.

Like all the muses, Clio is a daughter of Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne, goddess of memory. Along with her sister Muses, she is considered to dwell at either Mount Helicon or Mount Parnassos. Other common locations for the Muses are Pieria in Thessaly, near to Mount Olympus.

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~1810, Charles Meynier, Wisdom Defending Youth from the Arrows of Love

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France, under the guise of Minerva, Protecting the Arts, by Charles Meynier

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apollo + art

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Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Artist: Charles Meynier (French, 1768-1832)

Date: 1798

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Genre: Mythological Painting

Location: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

In Greek mythology, Calliope is the muse of epic poetry, eloquence, music, song, and dance. She is the eldest of the nine muses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and is often depicted as their leader. Calliope is known for inspiring great poets throughout history, including Homer, Virgil, Ovid, and Dante Alighieri, and was often called upon for help when they were writing. She is also said to have given the gift of eloquence to kings and princes.

Calliope's name literally means "beautiful-voiced" and she is often depicted in art carrying a writing tablet and stylus, or with a lyre. She is also sometimes depicted with grapes, an aulos (an ancient Greek musical instrument), or panpipes, which may refer to her role as an agricultural goddess.

Calliope is also said to have been the mother of Orpheus, the most famous musician in Greek mythology. In some accounts, she is the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne, and has siblings including Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Urania, Clio, Erato, Thalia, Terpsichore, and Melpomene. She may also have had two sons with the god Apollo, Hymen and Ialemus, and may have been the mother of Rhesus, king of Thrace, or Linus, the inventor of melody and rhythm.

Calliope first appeared in Greek mythology around 700 BCE in Homer's The Iliad and continued to appear until around the ninth century.