Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti and Giovanni Battista Tempesti
Dance-Holland, Nathaniel (1735-1811)
- Yale Center for British Art
Paul Mellon Collection[Museum inv. no.: B1981.25.201]
Item location
Description
Painting depicts composer Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti seated and playing a harp; partially visible at his feet are a flute, a cello, an open music book, and a table with a sheet of music, a candle, and a quill pen; behind him, partially hidden by a wall, is the image of painter Giovanni Battista Tempesti, with his palette and brushes in his left hand, and his right hand gesturing toward his face as if he is whispering a secret or pointing to a nearby (unseen) object.People as subjects
Lidarti, Christian Joseph (born 1730, died after 1793) (Composer portrait)Tempesti, Giovanni Battista (1732-1802) (Non-musician/dancer)
Iconclass
48C7522one person playing string instrument (plucked)
48C713(+372)
portrait of composer ( + performing ~ music)
48B(+351)
artist (in general) ( + painting)
48C(+37)
the arts; artists ( + music)
48C(+372)
the arts; artists ( + performing ~ music)
48C(+351)
the arts; artists ( + painting)
48C510
'Pictura', symboliic representations, allegories and emblems ~ painting; 'Pittura' (Ripa)
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Harp [3285]Transverse flute [4093] (partially visible)
Violoncello [3582] (partially visible )
Musical works
legible music notationRIdIM images
Image URLs
image link 1Bibliographic references
Plumb, J. H. The pursuit of happiness: A view of life in Georgian England, an exhibition selected from the Paul Mellon collection (New Haven: Yale Center for British Art, 1977) 46, 99, no. 73.Painting in England 1700-1850: From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, The Royal Academy of Arts Winter Exhibition 1964-65 (London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1964) 63 (vol. 1), no. 228.
Painting in England, 1700-1850: From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, [exhibition at] Yale University Art Gallery, April 15-June 20, 1965 (New Haven: W. Clowes and sons, 1965) 19 (vol.1), no. 65.