The Sacred Grove, Beloved of the Arts and Muses or simply The Sacred Grove, French: Le Bois sacré cher aux arts et aux muses, refers to three separate oil on canvas paintings of the same name by Pierr
Caricature of Puvis de Chavannes by Lucque for La Caricature
Portrait of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes by Marcellin Desboutin
Portrait of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes by Georges Jean
Melpomene
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Melpomene is the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology. She is described as the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne along with the other Muses, and she is often portrayed with a tragic theatrical mask.
Roman statue of Melpomene, 2nd century AD. The muse is shown in a long-sleeved garment with a high belt, clothing that was associated with tragic actors. Her wreath of vines and grapes alludes to Dionysus, the god of the theatre
Melpomene by Joseph Fagnani (1869)
Melpomene on an antique fresco from Pompeii