Musical conversation

Laroon, Marcellus, the younger (1679-1772)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1760

Height:

66.0 cm  (26 in.)

Width:

78.4 cm  (30 7/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

Painting depicts an lavish interior scene, with twenty-four individuals people engaged in conversation or music making. Among the musicians, there is a singer, and four instrumentalists. Instruments shown being played are lute and harpsichord; those being held (ready to play) are cello and probably violin with bow (barely visible); on the floor is a violin case. Open music scores (illegible) are shown in the hands of singers, on music racks, and on the floor.

Iconclass

43A2(+3)
private festivities, merry company (+ music and song ~ festive activities)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harpsichord [2251] (possibly pianoforte)
Lute [3394]
Violoncello [3582]
Violin [3573]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6215