Old Testament figures in paradise

Bayeu, Francisco (1734-1795) (attributed to)

Giaquinto, Corrado (1703-1765) (after a work of)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1751-1760
Height:
41.0 cm  (16 1/8 in.)
Width:
100.3 cm  (39 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas
School:
Neapolitan

Additional titles

Figures from the Old Testament

    Item location

  • Art Institute of Chicago
    [Museum inv. no.: 1941.830]Gift of Mrs. Everett L. Millard and Mrs. John H. Harmon in memory of their mother, Mrs. Charles T. Boynton

Description

King David as an old man, dressed as a shepherd, playing a harp.

People as subjects

David, King of Israel (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Owens, Margareth Boyer. Art Institute of Chicago. RIdIM/RCMI inventory of music iconography, no. 2. Edited by Terence Ford (New York: Research Center for Musical Iconography, 1987) 263 pa 85. RILM 1988-275.

RIdIM record id

1716