Plaque with Calliope; the Muse of Epic Poety Plate with Kalliope; the muse of the epic Calliope; muse of the heroic epic; Plate of faience. The muse Kalliope shows a banderole with the text: Ego Musarum Sacerdos. In front of her are writings: the Metamorphoses; Aeneis; the Odyssey and Horace. In her hand she holds her trumpet attribute. On her head a laurel wreath; Calliope (one of the Muses); 'Calliope' (Ripa); anonymous; Delft; c. 1750 - c. 1780; h 39.5 cm x w 28.5 cm