Euterpe (Personification of Music)
Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620, 1569/1573
- Artist
- Niederländische Grafik 1442–1620
- Date
- 1569/1573
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- pen and black ink with gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on gray-green laid paper squared in black chalk
- Dimensions
- 27.3 × 20.3 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The person in the image is depicted in a dynamic stance, balancing on one leg while holding a cylindrical object with an ornate base. The person's head is tilted back, and the facial features include a slightly parted mouth and curly hair framing the face. The clothing is elaborate and flowing, with layered sleeves, and the figure stands within an abstract frame in front of a plain background.