Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.

Delphic Muses Approaching the Corycian Cave on Mount Parnassus, Greece

Artist Anna Matteini (Italian, died 1878)

CultureItalian

DateEarly 19th Century-1878

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions35 x 45 3/4 inches (88.9 x 116.2 cm)

SignedSigned and dated 'Anna Matteini/f. 1816' on the bottom center right

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2021.14

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 208

DescriptionThis oil on canvas painting in an elaborate carved wooden frame of two felame figures one dresssed in white and the other blue in the center of the paiting. They are surrounded by trees on a hillside.
ProvenanceThe painting was purchased at Freeman’s Auctions in Philadelphia on February 23, 2021, where the catalogue listed the provenance as a Private Collection in New York, from where it was purchased directly by the consignor.