Le Grand Seigneur donnant un concert à sa maîtresse

Loo, Carle van (1705-1765)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1737
Height:
72.5 cm  (28 9/16 in.)
Width:
91.0 cm  (35 13/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

The Grand Turk giving a concert to his mistress

    Item location

  • Wallace Collection (London)
    [Museum inv. no.: P451]

Description

Musicians entertain the Turkish couple: the artist's wife Christina Antonia Somis is depicted singing a Handel aria, accompanying herself at the harpsichord, with a cellist and two violinists playing from a separate score.

People as subjects

Somis, Christina (1714?-1780?) (Musician)

Iconclass

32B33(TURKS)
Asiatic races and peoples: Turks
48C7542
musician(s) accompanying singer(s)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harpsichord [2251]
Violin [3573]
Violoncello [3582]

Musical works

Händel, Georg Friedrich -- Si caro, si (from Admeto)legible music notation
Harpsichord player accompanies herself singing from the score on the instrument

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

4789

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