ard ▁of ▁the ▁mus es ▁and ▁Anna ▁Am alias ▁image , ▁role ▁and ▁personal ▁mot ives ▁have ▁been ▁review ed ▁and ▁largely ▁" de construct ed " ▁during ▁recent ▁dec ades . ▁Modern ▁revis ions ▁pre domin antly ▁present ▁so ber ▁conclus ions ▁and ▁largely ▁disag ree ▁with ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁claims ▁of ▁a ▁society ▁in ▁progress ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁util ization ▁of ▁the ▁gu iding ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁En light en ment ▁and ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁genius . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Visual ▁insp iration ▁was ▁The ob ald ▁von ▁O er ' s ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁painting : ▁We imar ▁cour ty ard ▁of ▁the ▁mus es . ▁Sch iller ▁reading ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁T ief urt , ▁in ▁older ▁mentions , ▁also ▁called ▁We imar ' s ▁Golden ▁Days . ▁The ▁painting ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁rather ▁fict ional , ▁ide ally ▁arranged ▁scene ▁around ▁ 1 7 9 4 / 9 5 : ▁An ▁ill ust ri ous ▁party , ▁that ▁consists ▁of ▁noble ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁and ▁common ers ▁al ike ▁( sch ol ars , ▁artists ▁and ▁scient ists ), ▁has ▁gathered , ▁regardless ▁to ▁class ▁et iqu ette ▁and ▁formal ities , ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁T ief urt ▁Muse ▁temple ▁( which ▁was ▁only ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 ), ▁while ▁listening ▁to ▁Friedrich ▁Sch iller ' s ▁deliber ations . ▁In ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁cultiv ated ▁and ▁w itt y ▁conv iv