Allegory of Music, 1649. Creator: Laurent de la Hyre.

Allegory of Music, 1649. Creator: Laurent de la Hyre.

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Allegory of Music, 1649. allegorical figure tunes a theorbo. At her shoulder is a songbird, symbol of natural music, whereas by contrast she may be a representation of modern music theory and practice. To the right are various contemporary instruments and scores: a lute, a violin, two recorder


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Creator
  1. Laurent de la Hyre, attributed to: French: Artist, painter, draughtsman

Medium
  1. Oil on canvas

Picture Type
  1. Allegory

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Music

Artistic Representations Allegories

People Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3620
File Size : 52,604kb


Aliases

  1. 50.189
  1. DT1387.jpg
  1. 0950002070
  1. 2-758-224
  1. 2758224
  1. 50.189

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