Musical Instruments in Art — Page 4

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Scènes romaines by Oberkampf Manufactory|Bartolomeo Penelli

Scènes romaines

Oberkampf Manufactory|Bartolomeo Penelli, 19th century

Three Friezes of Chinese Figures by Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Three Friezes of Chinese Figures

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, 1800–1856

The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love by Charles Meynier

The Muse Erato Writing Verses Inspired by Love

Charles Meynier, ca. 1797

Ichikawa Danjuro Fifth as Kyo no Jiro in Disguise as Dekuroku byoe the Stree Puppet-showman by Torii Kiyonaga

Ichikawa Danjuro Fifth as Kyo no Jiro in Disguise as Dekuroku byoe the Stree Puppet-showman

Torii Kiyonaga, ca. 1788

Le Billet doux by Nicolas de Launay|Nicolas Lafrensen (called Nicolas Laureince)

Le Billet doux

Nicolas de Launay|Nicolas Lafrensen (called Nicolas Laureince), 1778

Concerto Spirituale by James Bretherton|Henry William Bunbury|Giovanni Punto|Johann Christian Fisher|Johann Christian Bach|Carl Friedrich Abel

Concerto Spirituale

James Bretherton|Henry William Bunbury|Giovanni Punto|Johann Christian Fisher|Johann Christian Bach|Carl Friedrich Abel, March 23, 1773

Combing His Hair by Suzuki Harunobu

Combing His Hair

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Album of Sketches by Yūkakudō 幽覚堂

Album of Sketches

Yūkakudō 幽覚堂, late 18th century (?)

The Minuet by Giacomo Leonardis|Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

The Minuet

Giacomo Leonardis|Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1765

Folding Fan with Representations of Musical Instruments, Musicians and a Fisherman in a Landscape

Folding Fan with Representations of Musical Instruments, Musicians and a Fisherman in a Landscape

A Rake's Progress, Plate 2 by William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley|Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin

A Rake's Progress, Plate 2

William Hogarth|Dr. John Hoadley|Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin, June 25, 1735

Teapot (part of a set)

Teapot (part of a set)

Preparatory Studies for Plates 90 and 91 of "Maisons de plaisance," Volume II by Jacques François Blondel

Preparatory Studies for Plates 90 and 91 of "Maisons de plaisance," Volume II

Jacques François Blondel, 18th century

Design for a Ceiling by Daniel Marot the Elder

Design for a Ceiling

Daniel Marot the Elder, ca. 1712

Figures in Procession by Anonymous, French, 18th century

Figures in Procession

Anonymous, French, 18th century, 18th century

Casket with the Triumph of Venus

Casket with the Triumph of Venus

Study for an Ornamental Panel by Jean Bernard Toro

Study for an Ornamental Panel

Jean Bernard Toro, n.d.

The Feast of the Faun by Claude Gillot

The Feast of the Faun

Claude Gillot, n.d.

The Serenade by Frans van Mieris the Elder

The Serenade

Frans van Mieris the Elder, ca. 1678–80

Lady Interrupting Her Lover, who is Playing the Shamisen by Nishikawa Sukenobu

Lady Interrupting Her Lover, who is Playing the Shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu

Seated figure of Diana the huntress by Wenceslaus Hollar|Pieter van Avont|Paulus Pontius

Seated figure of Diana the huntress

Wenceslaus Hollar|Pieter van Avont|Paulus Pontius, 1644–52

Frontispiece: Virgil, Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera by Claude Mellan|Nicolas Poussin

Frontispiece: Virgil, Publii Virgilii Maronis Opera

Claude Mellan|Nicolas Poussin, 1641

The Genius of Castiglione by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Matthys van de Merwede, Lord of Clootwyck

The Genius of Castiglione

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi|Matthys van de Merwede, Lord of Clootwyck, ca. 1645–47 (published 1648)

Dance on the Village Square by Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond

Dance on the Village Square

Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond, ca. 1633

Marriage at Cana by Andreas Goeding

Marriage at Cana

Andreas Goeding, 1619

The Judge Bias Shedding Tears, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 9 by Joachim Wtewael|Willem van Swanenburg|Christoffel van Sichem I

The Judge Bias Shedding Tears, from Thronus Justitiae, tredecim pulcherrimus tabulis..., plate 9

Joachim Wtewael|Willem van Swanenburg|Christoffel van Sichem I, 1605–6

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO FATTO IN BOLOGNA SUA PATRIA DAGL'INCAMINATI Academici del Disegno: 1. Painting and Poetry mourning the death of Agostino Carracci, painted by Francesco Brizio; 2. Painting with a lyre and Apollo pointing to stars on Carracci's grave, design by Giacomo Cavedone; 3. The head of Christ, painted by Agostino Carracci; 4. Prometheus with a torch and Athena behind him, painted by Alessandro Albini; 5. Aurora abducting Cephalus, painted by Leonello Spada. by Guido Reni|Agostino Carracci|Alessandro Albini|Leonello Spada|Francesco Brizio|Giacomo Cavedone

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO FATTO IN BOLOGNA SUA PATRIA DAGL'INCAMINATI Academici del Disegno: 1. Painting and Poetry mourning the death of Agostino Carracci, painted by Francesco Brizio; 2. Painting with a lyre and Apollo pointing to stars on Carracci's grave, design by Giacomo Cavedone; 3. The head of Christ, painted by Agostino Carracci; 4. Prometheus with a torch and Athena behind him, painted by Alessandro Albini; 5. Aurora abducting Cephalus, painted by Leonello Spada.

Guido Reni|Agostino Carracci|Alessandro Albini|Leonello Spada|Francesco Brizio|Giacomo Cavedone, 1603

The Virgin Surrounded by Angels and Representatives of Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities by Pieter de Jode I

The Virgin Surrounded by Angels and Representatives of Secular and Ecclesiastical Authorities

Pieter de Jode I, late 16th–mid 17th century

Plate 22: Josaphat Thanking God for His Victory, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament' by Antonio Tempesta|Nicolaus van Aelst

Plate 22: Josaphat Thanking God for His Victory, from 'The Battles of the Old Testament'

Antonio Tempesta|Nicolaus van Aelst, ca. 1590–ca. 1610

Bacchanal by Giulio Sanuto|Domenico Campagnola

Bacchanal

Giulio Sanuto|Domenico Campagnola, ca. 1557

Orpheus Playing to the Animals by Peter Vischer the Younger|Anonymous, German, 16th century

Orpheus Playing to the Animals

Peter Vischer the Younger|Anonymous, German, 16th century, ca. 1520

Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Wind Instruments and a Drum by Pomponio Amalteo

Design for a Pendentive: Youthful Musicians with Wind Instruments and a Drum

Pomponio Amalteo, 1505–88

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Mir 'Ali Haravi

"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Mir 'Ali Haravi, recto: ca. 1610; verso: ca. 1530–50

Orpheus by Italian

Orpheus

Italian, early 16th century

"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja by Sultan Muhammad Nur|Mahmud Muzahib|Shaikh Zada|Nizami

"Bahram Gur in the Dark Palace on Saturday", Folio 207 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Sultan Muhammad Nur|Mahmud Muzahib|Shaikh Zada|Nizami, A.H. 931/1524–25 CE

Der Schatzbehalter oder Schrein der waren reichtümer des heils unnd ewyger seligkeit by Anton Koberger|Michael Wolgemut|Stephan Pater

Der Schatzbehalter oder Schrein der waren reichtümer des heils unnd ewyger seligkeit

Anton Koberger|Michael Wolgemut|Stephan Pater, 1491

Top Panel of a Box

Top Panel of a Box

Terracotta stamnos (jar) by Menelaos Painter

Terracotta stamnos (jar)

Menelaos Painter, ca. 450 BCE

La Danse des Fiançailles by Luc-Olivier Merson|Eugêne Oudinot

La Danse des Fiançailles

Luc-Olivier Merson|Eugêne Oudinot, 1885

Conservatory of Music and Theatrical Declamation by Jules-Clément Chaplain

Conservatory of Music and Theatrical Declamation

Jules-Clément Chaplain, 1877

[Two Musicians] by Unknown

[Two Musicians]

Unknown, 1870s

Musiciens Annamites, Saïgon, Cochinchine by Emile Gsell

Musiciens Annamites, Saïgon, Cochinchine

Emile Gsell, 1866

歌川芳員画 「横浜異人屋敷之圖」|A Foreign Residence in Yokohama by Utagawa Yoshikazu

歌川芳員画 「横浜異人屋敷之圖」|A Foreign Residence in Yokohama

Utagawa Yoshikazu, 1861

『横浜異 人商館座敷之図』|Drawing Room of a Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama by Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

『横浜異 人商館座敷之図』|Drawing Room of a Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide, 9th month, 1861

[Girl with a Sitar] by Unknown

[Girl with a Sitar]

Unknown, 1850s

The Jolly Flat Boat Men by Thomas Doney|George Caleb Bingham|American Art Union, New York|Powell and Company

The Jolly Flat Boat Men

Thomas Doney|George Caleb Bingham|American Art Union, New York|Powell and Company, 1847

Une Nautch; from Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal by Alexandre-Marie Colin|Jean Jacques Belnos|Mrs. Belnos

Une Nautch; from Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal

Alexandre-Marie Colin|Jean Jacques Belnos|Mrs. Belnos, 1832

Grands Sauteurs!, from "La Caricature" by Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps

Grands Sauteurs!, from "La Caricature"

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1823–60

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