Artwork

Euterpe (Personification of Music)

Euterpe (Personification of Music), by Friedrich Sustris, gouache, 1571
Euterpe (Personification of Music), by Friedrich Sustris, gouache, 1571

Euterpe (Personification of Music) is a gouache drawing by the Renaissance artist Friedrich Sustris. It dates from 1571 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Artist & collection

Artist

Friedrich Sustris

Friedrich Sustris (c. 1540, in Padua – 1600, in Munich) was an Italian-Dutch painter, decorator and architect. He was a son of the artist Lambert Sustris, who worked in Italy. Sustris got his training from his father…

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