Gustave MoreauFrench, 1826–1898Hesiod and the Muse
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Where is “Hesiod and the Muse” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 2011.31
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In the life of Gustave Moreau
The whole life1841–1857 · Workplace
Paris
10 October 1856
Chassériau’s funeral: Delacroix notices Moreau
After a few short weeks of declining health Chassériau died at the age of 37, a loss that deeply affected Moreau. At the funeral procession on 10 October 1856 Delacroix noted in his journal that he had seen “the young Moreau” there and quite liked him.
October 1857
Leaves for Italy after Chassériau’s death
Chassériau’s death made Moreau withdraw from public life in his grief; concerned about his condition, his parents suggested a trip to Italy. In October 1857 he left Paris with his friend the artist Frédéric Charlot de Courcy, sailing from Marseille to Civitavecchia and on to Rome.
1857–1858
The Villa Medici: friends and a young Degas
At the Villa Medici Moreau could work from live models and made friends among the Parisians studying in Italy, including Élie Delaunay, Henri Chapu, Émile Lévy and Georges Bizet. He also met a young Edgar Degas, for whom he became something of a mentor in Italy.
October 1857 – June 1858 · Workplace
Rome
June 1858 – August 1858 · Workplace
Florence
