Apollo and the Muses
May 2026
These objects all depict Apollo and/or the nine Muses from Greek mythology, who presided over the arts and sciences.
20 objects · 2 institutions

Apollo (from the Tarocchi, series D: Apollo and the Muses, #20)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Apollo Slaying Python, plate one from The History of Apollo and Daphne
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1532

Apollo and the Serpent Python (from Set of Ovid's Metamorphoses)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700–1730

Apollo with Erato and Cupid
Cleveland Museum of Art
1595

Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry, and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy
Cleveland Museum of Art
1798

Calliope (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #11)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry
Cleveland Museum of Art
1798

Clio (history) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #19)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Clio, Muse of History
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800

Erato (lyric and love poetry) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #14)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800

Euterpe (music, lyric poetry) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #18)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Melpomene (tragedy) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #17)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Polyhymnia (heroic hymns) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #15)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800

Polyhymnia, Muse of Eloquence; Erato, Muse of Lyrical Poetry; Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy; Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry; Clio, Muse of History
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800

Terpsichore (dancing and song) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #13)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

Thalia (comedy, pastoral poetry) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #16)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467

The Dispute between the Muses and the Daughters of Pierios on Parnassus
Art Institute of Chicago
1553

Urania (astronomy) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #12)
Cleveland Museum of Art
before 1467