Curator’s note

The Attributes of Civilian Music

A still life by Chardin assembling instruments and scores as emblems of secular music. It shows his late skill in weaving an allegorical theme into a faithfully rendered arrangement of objects.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: 1767
Medium: canvas

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ArtistJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin PeriodNeoclassical & Romantic CountryFrance MuseumThe Louvre

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