Attributes of Music

1863
(French, 1817–1887)
Unframed: 62.6 x 116 cm (24 5/8 x 45 11/16 in.)
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A lute and flute rest on top of sheet music. This painting was intended to hang above a door, opposite still lifes that represented the other fine arts of painting and sculpture (the two related paintings are in the Musée du Louvre, Paris). Bonvin was part of the 19th-century movement known as Realism. Led by Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), the Realist painters were interested in depicting the world that surrounded them, as well as the popular culture of their time.
Attributes of Music

Attributes of Music

1863

François Bonvin

(French, 1817–1887)
France, 19th century

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