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Source Description
Longhi was a successful painter of upper-class life in Venice, and he specialized in stylish interiors. His scenes of the amusements of the wealthy often possess a touch of humor, sometimes mirroring the satires so popular in Venetian theater of the time. In this scene, an elderly music teacher takes advantage of the interruption caused by servants to squeeze the hand of his young pupil in front of the pianoforte. The little dog, a traditional symbol of faithfulness, with its raised paw, mirrors his gesture, almost as a parody of the old man's furtive expression of desire.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 452, p. 564.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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8243
label
The Music Lesson
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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8243
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drawing
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normalized
title
The Music Lesson
description
Longhi was a successful painter of upper-class life in Venice, and he specialized in stylish interiors. His scenes of the amusements of the wealthy often possess a touch of humor, sometimes mirroring the satires so popular in Venetian theater of the time. In this scene, an elderly music teacher takes advantage of the interruption caused by servants to squeeze the hand of his young pupil in front of the pianoforte. The little dog, a traditional symbol of faithfulness, with its raised paw, mirrors his gesture, almost as a parody of the old man's furtive expression of desire.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 452, p. 564.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1909 [mode of acquisition unknown] [in Walters catalogues as Voltaire chez la Princesse de Condé, French School, eighteenth century]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1760 (Baroque)
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CC0
language
en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
44.6
height
57.6
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 17 9/16 x W: 22 11/16 x D: 1/16 in. (44.6 x 57.6 x 0.2 cm); Framed H with no build-up: 21 1/2 x W: 26 1/2 x D: 1 3/4 in. (54.61 x 67.31 x 4.45 cm); Framed H with hanger on top of frame: 22 in. (55.88 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on copper
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6208
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BAR
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2092
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2976
3051
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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