Allegory of Music

Unknown Artist

ca. 1570–90

Allegory of Music by Unknown Artist

Medium

Leather, blind stamped, embossed, molded and incised; on later wooden mount

Dimensions

Framed: 56 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (143.5 × 67.9 × 3.8 cm); Overall (leather inset): 49 1/4 × 19 1/8 in. (125.1 × 48.6 cm)

Classification

Natural Substances-Leatherwork

Culture

Northern French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Funds from various donors, Rogers Fund, and Joseph Cohen Gift, 2006

Accession Number

2006.71

Tags

Musical InstrumentsAllegoryWomenMythical Creatures

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