Minuet in a pavilion

Pater, Jean-Baptiste (1695-1736)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1720s
Height:
55.3 cm  (21 3/4 in.)
Width:
47.0 cm  (18 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    [Museum inv. no.: 1938.392]

Description

A dance under an outdoor pavilion is in progress. At left, three musicians play: one bows a basse de violon, another plays an oboe, and a third plays a violin. One couple dances while a dozen other men and women drink and converse.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Bass violin [3565]
Oboe [4232]
Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2108