Les Ondines

Gendron, Ernest Augustin (1817-1881)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

mid-19th century

Height:

200.0 cm  (78 3/4 in.)

Width:

132.0 cm  (52 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Additional titles

Description

Group of water nymph (undine) musicians. One is playing a plucked string instrument of the cittern or mandolin family, a second is playing an animal horn, a third is playing a gong, and a fourth is striking a bell with the remaining nymphs playing harp, trumpet, cymbals, and a curved horn.

Iconclass

21D1
spirit of water, nix, undine

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Mandolin [3510]
End-blown horn [5177]
End-blown trumpet [6556]
Harp [3285]
Cymbals [2451]
Gong [2820]
Bell [2381]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6057