Curatorial Narrative Anna Matteini’s Delphic Muses Approaching the Corycian Cave on Mount Parnassus, Greece (1816) is a classical landscape painting that embodies the neoclassical ideals of its era. The artist’s technical proficiency is evident in her use of fine brushwork, which imbues the composition with an air of refinement and polish. Matteini’s palette, characterized by earthy tones of brown, green, and blue, serves to ground the scene, while soft highlights from the sky above inject a sense of atmospheric depth. As this painting is enlarged to 57×44, its chromatic structure becomes increasingly pronounced, with the warm tones of the landscape establishing a spatial rhythm that draws the viewer’s eye towards the distant cave. The atmospheric weight of the sky, initially subtle, now takes on a more substantial presence, casting a soft, blue-gray glow over the entire composition. In a luxury interior environment, this painting