Music

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1895
Height:
27.5 cm  (10 13/16 in.)
Width:
35.5 cm  (14 in.)
size excludes frame
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

Musik

    Item location

  • Neue Pinakothek (München)
    [Museum inv. no.: 8195]

Description

Allegorical representation of Music featuring a woman playing a stylized ancient Greek kithara. Also depicted are the sphinx, and the Silenus mask on the left.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kithara [4940]

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3778