Musical Instruments in Art — Page 3

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Young Nobleman Playing Koto (Harp) by Kubo Shunman

Young Nobleman Playing Koto (Harp)

Kubo Shunman, 19th century

Bacchante by Augustin Pajou

Bacchante

Augustin Pajou, 19th century (?), after a model of 1774

Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, Who is Pointing Him Out as the Proper Subject for Her Pencil by Thomas Banks|William Shakespeare|John & Josiah Boydell|James Stow

Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, Who is Pointing Him Out as the Proper Subject for Her Pencil

Thomas Banks|William Shakespeare|John & Josiah Boydell|James Stow, 1797

Musician playing Guqin (古琴 )

Musician playing Guqin (古琴 )

Harmony – Two Nymphs Singing, Another Playing a Lyre by Thomas Rowlandson|Antonio Zucchi

Harmony – Two Nymphs Singing, Another Playing a Lyre

Thomas Rowlandson|Antonio Zucchi, 1784–88

Interior View by Katsukawa Shunchō

Interior View

Katsukawa Shunchō, ca. 1788

Mirror Case Cover

Mirror Case Cover

Four carnival musicians by Joseph Nees|Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory

Four carnival musicians

Joseph Nees|Zurich Pottery and Porcelain Factory, ca. 1770

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as Bijomaru in the Drama "Kikujido" Shuen no Iwaya" by Katsukawa Shunkō

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro as Bijomaru in the Drama "Kikujido" Shuen no Iwaya"

Katsukawa Shunkō, ca. 1773

Dressing Room for Musicians at a Theater (Shitakubeya) by Katsushika Hokusai

Dressing Room for Musicians at a Theater (Shitakubeya)

Katsushika Hokusai

Seated musician (one of a pair) by Bow Porcelain Factory

Seated musician (one of a pair)

Bow Porcelain Factory, ca. 1765

Fife player by Bow Porcelain Factory

Fife player

Bow Porcelain Factory, ca. 1765

Suite de Figures Chinoises. . . Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt by François Boucher|Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel|Gilles Demarteau

Suite de Figures Chinoises. . . Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt

François Boucher|Jean Pierre Louis Laurent Hoüel|Gilles Demarteau, 1755–76

Bugler in military dress by Astbury-Whieldon

Bugler in military dress

Astbury-Whieldon, ca. 1750

Scaramouche and Isabella by Bow Porcelain Factory|Charles Nicolas Cochin I|Antoine Watteau

Scaramouche and Isabella

Bow Porcelain Factory|Charles Nicolas Cochin I|Antoine Watteau, ca. 1748

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player by Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus|Edme Bouchardon

The Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus|Edme Bouchardon, 1737

Woman Dancer in Daimyo's Palace by Suzuki Harunobu

Woman Dancer in Daimyo's Palace

Suzuki Harunobu

Figure: Pair of Balafon Players by Dogon artist

Figure: Pair of Balafon Players

Dogon artist, 18th–early 19th century

Cupid playing a lyre by Lady Diana Beauclerk|Josiah Wedgwood

Cupid playing a lyre

Lady Diana Beauclerk|Josiah Wedgwood, 18th century

Design for Upright Decorative Panels by Anonymous, French, 18th century

Design for Upright Decorative Panels

Anonymous, French, 18th century, 18th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of an Oni (Demon) Carrying a Temple Bell and Paper Lantern over His Shoulder (obverse); Oni Carrying Fish Head Stuck on a Pole and Holly Branch (reverse)

Case (Inrō) with Design of an Oni (Demon) Carrying a Temple Bell and Paper Lantern over His Shoulder (obverse); Oni Carrying Fish Head Stuck on a Pole and Holly Branch (reverse)

A Man in a Kneeling Posture Bending Forward and Listening to an Oiran who is Playing the Shamisen by Okumura Masanobu

A Man in a Kneeling Posture Bending Forward and Listening to an Oiran who is Playing the Shamisen

Okumura Masanobu, ca. 1705–7

Allegorical Figure of Faith by Marcantonio Franceschini

Allegorical Figure of Faith

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1648–1729

The New Testament, The Book of Common Prayer by Robert Barker|Richard Whittaker

The New Testament, The Book of Common Prayer

Robert Barker|Richard Whittaker, ca. 1636

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents" by Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"

Abraham Bosse|Jean I Leblond, mid to late 17th century

Triumph of Grammar by Pierre Brebiette

Triumph of Grammar

Pierre Brebiette, 17th century

Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with Satyr and Monkey by Mathais Beitler

Blackwork Design for Goldsmithwork with Satyr and Monkey

Mathais Beitler, ca. 1582–1616

Perfume Burner Surmounted by a Satyr by Desiderio da Firenze

Perfume Burner Surmounted by a Satyr

Desiderio da Firenze, ca. 1540–50

Fifteen Nude Children Dancing by Heinrich Aldegrever|Marcantonio Raimondi

Fifteen Nude Children Dancing

Heinrich Aldegrever|Marcantonio Raimondi, 1535

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Apolinis (Apolinis in uiridario Magni Ducis Etruriae) by Anonymous|Philippe Thomassin|Antonio Lafreri

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Apolinis (Apolinis in uiridario Magni Ducis Etruriae)

Anonymous|Philippe Thomassin|Antonio Lafreri, 16th century

Panpiper Vessel by Chimú artist(s)

Panpiper Vessel

Chimú artist(s), 14th–15th century

唐 彩繪陶持琵琶樂伎女俑|Female musician with lute

唐 彩繪陶持琵琶樂伎女俑|Female musician with lute

Bone Carving, Possibly of a Dionysiac Revel

Bone Carving, Possibly of a Dionysiac Revel

Limestone statuette of a male aulos player

Limestone statuette of a male aulos player

Standing male lyre player

Standing male lyre player

Amulet: Woman Playing Lyre

Amulet: Woman Playing Lyre

Dancers with Instruments

Dancers with Instruments

Detail of the Crowning of the Virgin by Anonymous, 15th century

Detail of the Crowning of the Virgin

Anonymous, 15th century, 1922, restrike of 15th century original

Broadsheet with songs relating to the earthquake that occurred on March 26, 1908 by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada

Broadsheet with songs relating to the earthquake that occurred on March 26, 1908

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo|José Guadalupe Posada, 1908

Two Women in an Interior Listening to a Young Musician in Antique Times by Kristian Zahrtmann

Two Women in an Interior Listening to a Young Musician in Antique Times

Kristian Zahrtmann, 1902

Gabrielle, from the Ballet Queens series (N182) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. by William S. Kimball & Company

Gabrielle, from the Ballet Queens series (N182) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.

William S. Kimball & Company, 1889

Design for a Title Page for Sheet Music by Max Klinger

Design for a Title Page for Sheet Music

Max Klinger, late 19th–early 20th century

The Duenna's Return, from "Illustrated London News" by William Luson Thomas|John Callcott Horsley

The Duenna's Return, from "Illustrated London News"

William Luson Thomas|John Callcott Horsley, May 19, 1860

"They began at once their frightful charivari." from the Little Miseries of Human Life by J. J. Grandville|Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues|Henri Fournier

"They began at once their frightful charivari." from the Little Miseries of Human Life

J. J. Grandville|Paul-Emile-Daurand Forgues|Henri Fournier, 1843

Une Nautch, from "Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal" by Mrs. Belnos|Jean Jacques Belnos|Alexandre-Marie Colin

Une Nautch, from "Twenty four Plates Illustrative of Hindoo and European Manners in Bengal"

Mrs. Belnos|Jean Jacques Belnos|Alexandre-Marie Colin, 1832

蕙斎麁画; 讃科画圖蕙齋麁画(さんか がず けいさい そうが)|Vol. 1 of 5, Various Pictures by Keisai (Keisai soga) 蕙斎麁画; 讃科画圖蕙齋麁画(さんか がず けいさい そうが) by Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎

蕙斎麁画; 讃科画圖蕙齋麁画(さんか がず けいさい そうが)|Vol. 1 of 5, Various Pictures by Keisai (Keisai soga) 蕙斎麁画; 讃科画圖蕙齋麁画(さんか がず けいさい そうが)

Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎, ca. 1815–42

The Woman and Tambourine (Liber Studiorum, part I, plate 3) by Joseph Mallord William Turner|Charles Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Woman and Tambourine (Liber Studiorum, part I, plate 3)

Joseph Mallord William Turner|Charles Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Group Symbolic of War by Antoine-Louis Barye

Group Symbolic of War

Antoine-Louis Barye, 19th century

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