Music lesson

Manet, Edouard (1832-1883)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1870

Height:

141.0 cm  (55 1/2 in.)

Width:

173.1 cm  (68 1/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

Painting presents an affluently dressed couple, seated on a sofa; the man holds (or plays) a guitar, and the woman holds an open music book (notation illegible).

Iconclass

48C7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked)
41A722
couch, sofa, settee

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Guitar [3237]

Musical works

illegible music notation
open music book

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5858