# Marie Antoinette as Erato [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GUTTENBRUNN, Ludwig]() - Date: 1751-1800 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary Erato was one of the nine Muses, the ancient Greek goddesses of music, song and dance. In the Classical era, when the Muses were assigned specific literary and artistic spheres, Erato was named Muse of erotic poetry and mime, and represented with a lyre. Her name means lovely or beloved from the Greek word eratos. ## Related artworks - [Portrait of Joseph Haydn]() - [Portrait of Prince Alexei Kurakin]() - [Venus with the Mirror]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()