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Melpomene

Pieter Nolpe · 1650 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The seated Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, holds an empty dagger sheath in her hand and a document on her lap. To her left lie books. Book illustration for a book in which the different muses speak.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print boekillustratie Melpomene (one of the Muses)'Melpomene' (Ripa)

Credit lineMelpomene. 1650. Pieter Nolpe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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