Concert

Unknown (Italian)

Guercino (1591-1666) (style copy of)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

18th century

Height:

22.3 cm  (8 3/4 in.)

Width:

35.3 cm  (13 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper

Description

This drawing depicts three musicians holding instruments and looking at a single music book open on a ledge or table in front of them (notation illegible). Instruments shown are violin and curved bow, end-blown wind instrument (perhaps recorder), and lute (peg box not visible). Also on the ledge, a scroll lies open to a blank area, with a pen and ink pot alongside it.

Iconclass

48C753
more than one musician with instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573] (curved bow)
End-blown flute [3940]
Lute [3394] (peg-box not visible)

Musical works

illegible music notation
open music book

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5849