Art and its spirits

Gysis, Nikolaus (1842-1901)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1876
Height:
67.0 cm  (26 3/8 in.)
Width:
55.0 cm  (21 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

Η Τέχνη και τα πνεύματά της

    Item location

  • National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum (Athens, Greece)
    [Museum inv. no.: Π.550]

Description

A winged angel is playing the violin. The other arts are embodied by the little Erotes (putti), surrounding the angel and playing with the tools of various arts.

Iconclass

11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5004