Allegory of Music
Unknown Artist
ca. 1570–90
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