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Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy, from The Nine Muses by Hendrick Goltzius — VisualArtsDB

Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy, from The Nine Muses

Melpomene, The Muse of Tragedy, from The Nine Muses

Hendrick Goltzius

1592

Medium: Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 24.8 × 16.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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