The induction of ganymede in olympus. Oil on canvas. Ceiling painting (detail), marble hall,
neues palais in potsdam
native name: neues palais, potsdam
parent institution: palaces and parks of potsdam and berlin
location: potsdam, germany
coordinates: 52° 24′ 04. 32″ n, 13° 00′ 56. 88″ e
established: 1769
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http://www. Sanssouci-3d. De/
authority file: q677383
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isni: 0000000110905389
lccn: n86081187
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j9u: 987007604368205171
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stiftung preussische schlösser und gärten, gk i 8143. At 240 square meters, this is the largest canvas ceiling painting north of the alps. Opposite the table of the gods at olympus, the muses make music. The figures, from left to right (with their attributes): euterpe: lyric poetry (flute), erato: lyric poetry (stringed instrument), terpsichore: dance (lyra, dance step), clio: history (stylus), calliope: epic poetry (book), melpomene: tragedy (wreath of grape leaves), polyhymnia: song (without attribute, in a pensive pose), urania: astronomy (globe), thalia: comedy (mask). Object Type: painting. Genre: mythological painting. Date: 1768. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Neues Palais in Potsdam. Einführung des Ganymed in den Olymp (van Loo) - Musen
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