Les musiciens à l'orchestre

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1870
Height:
56.5 cm  (22 1/4 in.)
Width:
46.2 cm  (18 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

Musicians in the orchestra
Orchestra of the Opéra

    Item location

  • Musée d’Orsay
    [Museum inv. no.: RF2417]

Description

13 professional musicians, including violins, violoncello, bassoon played by Désiré Dihau (1833-1909), stringed bass, transverse flute and other string instruments including harp. Several ballet dancers are visible on stage.

People as subjects

Dihau, Désiré Hippolyte (1833-1909) (Musician)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violoncello [3582]
Violin [3573] (2 violins)
Bassoon [3795]
Double bass [3111]
Transverse flute [4093]
Harp [3285]

Image URLs

image link 1
Agence photographique de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux et du Grand-Palais
image link 2
Histoire par l’image record and image
image link 3
Musée d'Orsay commentary and image

Bibliographic references

Bordeaux, Galerie des Beaux-Arts. L'art et la musique. Exhibition catalogue, 1969, p.56. RILM 1972-827.

RIdIM record id

590