Thalia, Muse of Comedy (1620). Giovanni Baglione (Italian, 1566-1643). Oil on canvas. Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras.
Thaleia was named Muse of comedy and bucolic poetry. In this guise she was portrayed with the attribute of comic mask. Her name was derived from the Greek word thaleia meaning "rich festivity" or "blooming."
