Erato

Title

Erato
9 muzes, Juno, Pallas en Venus naar F. Primaticcio (series title)

Creator

Cornelis Bos or Bossche (1506/10 - 1555), engraver, possibly
Léon Davent, aka L.D. (flourit 1540 - 1556), after a work by
Francesco Primaticcio (1504 - 1570), after a work by

Date

1540/1555

Type

Engraving

Medium

Paper

Format

22.6 x 17.0 cm

Source

Rijksmuseum: Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Abstract

While seated and reclining, the muse Erato plays the triangle in a left-handed position. The name Erato is written in Greek along with a reference in Latin.

Geolocation

Collection

Citation

Cornelis Bos or Bossche (1506/10 - 1555), engraver, possibly, Léon Davent, aka L.D. (flourit 1540 - 1556), after a work by, and Francesco Primaticcio (1504 - 1570), after a work by, “Erato,” The Triangle Research Hub, accessed March 15, 2026, https://triangleresearchhub.omeka.net/items/show/998.