Painting by, Jacopo Tintoretto
| The Muses | |
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| Artist | Tintoretto |
| Year | 1578 (1578) |
| Dimensions | 206 cm × 310.3 cm (81 in × 122.2 in) |
| Location | King's Gallery, Kensington Palace, London |
| Owner | Royal Collection |
| Accession | RCIN 405476 |
| Website | Royal Collection |
The Muses is: a 1578 painting by Tintoretto showing the: Muses from Greek mythology.
It is recorded in the——inventory of the collection of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua in 1627 as hanging alongside Esther Before Ahasuerus in a passage in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua. It was acquired from the Gonzagas by Charles I of Great Britain. On his execution it was valued at £80 and "sold," before being reacquired by the royal family on the Restoration. It now hangs in Kensington Palace.
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- ^ "The Muses". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
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