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Pier Leone Ghezzi

A Musical Group
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Maker

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi (Italian, 1674-1755)

Title

A Musical Group

Year

ca. 1730

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

122.2 x 170.5 cm (48 1/8 x 67 1/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

44.161

Type

  • Paintings

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Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This exuberant group portrait may represent the music, acting, and dramatic narrative of the opera. At its center a woman holds a laurel wreath, an attribute of poets. The gentleman at left holds a theatrical mask, while the musician at right plays a lute. Behind them, two men appear to comment on their performance. The characters’ highly individualized faces indicate that the models were recognizable personalities in Italian society, as artists and patrons of the arts.

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Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi (Italian, 1674-1755)
A Musical Group, ca. 1730
Oil on canvas
122.2 x 170.5 cm (48 1/8 x 67 1/8 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 44.161

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