Choir of angels

Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino (1762-1844)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

18th-19th century

Height:

15.8 cm  (6 1/4 in.)

Width:

25.8 cm  (10 3/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper

Place of creation:

Venezia (Italia)

Description

Sketch, without a background, depicts seven angels making music together; a double bass, cymbals, a tambourine, two violins, a lute, and an end-blown wind instrument are visible

Iconclass

11G21
angels singing, making music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Double bass [3111]
Tambourine [2746]
Violin [3573]
Lute [3394]
Wind instruments [3730] (end-blown instrument; depiction unclear)
Cymbals [2451]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5714