Singerie: The concert

Huet, Christophe (1700-1759)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1739
Height:
89.1 cm  (35 1/16 in.)
Width:
150.9 cm  (59 7/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    [Museum inv. no.: 1957.7.1]

Description

Ten animals, playing harpsichord(?), oboe, recorder, violin, flute, lute, cello, bassoon, and dulcimer. Four animals singing (three from music); one conducting from music.

Iconclass

29A
animals acting as human beings

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harpsichord [2251]
Oboe [4232]
Recorder [4039]
Violin [3573]
Flute [3955]
Lute [3394]
Violoncello [3582]
Bassoon [3795]
Dulcimer [3644]

Musical works

illegible music notation
book and sheets of music

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4048