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Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 63.350.216.188.26)

Greco-Roman Art

A commercial color lithograph trade card titled "Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory," issued by Wm. S. Kimball and Co. in 1889 as part of a series depicting the goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Mnemosyne is the Titan goddess who personifies memory and, in the standard account, is the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints department, under accession 63.350.216.188.26.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Commercial color lithograph, Wm. S. Kimball and Co., 1889, Metropolitan Museum of Art 63.350.216.188.26 1
Classification
Object Type
Print (Engraving, Etching, Woodcut or Lithograph) 1
Medium (class)
Print 1
Connections

Associated With

Mnemosyne, Deities

This source names Mnemosyne directly: "color lithograph trade card titled "Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory," issued by Wm."

Source Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, accession 63.350.216.188.26 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Mother, Deities

This source names The Mother directly: "and, in the standard account, is the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus."

Source Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, accession 63.350.216.188.26 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Nine Muses, Deities

This source names The Nine Muses directly: "the standard account, is the mother of the nine Muses by Zeus."

Source Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, accession 63.350.216.188.26 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Belongs to Tradition

Ancient Greek Religion, Religions
Source Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, accession 63.350.216.188.26 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Depicts

Mnemosyne, Figures

The Met's own title for this card names the subject outright and identifies her role, "Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.

Source Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, accession 63.350.216.188.26 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory, accession 63.350.216.188.26 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • accession 63.350.216.188.26
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A commercial color lithograph trade card titled "Mnemosyne, Goddess of Memory," issued by Wm.
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