Melpomene and Euterpe open the stage cloth Title page for: D. Lingelbach; The discovered schyndeugd; 1687/1690; Melpomene (mourning play) and Euterpe (music; lyric) open the stage cloth together. A woman suckles her child on stage; there are two children on her left and right. The woman's arm leans on a beehive; a symbol of the Amsterdam theater. In the distance the winged horse Pegasus; Melpomene (one of the Muses); 'Melpomene' (Ripa); Euterpe (one of the Muses); 'Euterpe' (Ripa); feeding a baby; bee-hive; Pegasus; the winged horse; Christoffel Lubienitzki (mentioned on object); 1669 - 1729; paper; etching; h 137 mm x w 89 mm