Q.
We know the art of music-making is (🧐 can be) a beautiful thing. How have renowned painters captured musicians on canvas?

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So many gorgeous painting options. Here’s a first set…

Rosso Fiorentino. Musical Angel.  1522

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Caravaggio. The Lute Player. 1595

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Caravaggio. The Musicians. 1597

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This is Saint Cecilia, Patroness of Music and Musicians.
Guido Reni. St. Cecilia. 1606

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Diego Velázquez. Tres músicos. ~1618

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Gerard von Honthorst. Musical Group on a Balcony. 1622

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Edgar Degas. The Orchestra at the Opera. 1870

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Vincent van Gogh. Marguerite Gachet at the Piano. 1890

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Henri Matisse. Musicians. 1921

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Stuart Davis. Swing Landscape. 1938

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 William H. Johnson. Blind Musician. 1940

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Gino Severini. The Musicians. 1955

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Beauford Delaney. Portrait of a Young Musician. 1971

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Romare Bearden. Empress of the Blues. 1974

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Dr. Seuss, aka Theodore Geisel. Love and Music. 1977

This was created in homage to Geisel’s long-time production manager at Random House, Ada Vine, as she announced her retirement.

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Fernando Botero. Dancing in Columbia. 1980

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Jean-Michel Basquiat. Anybody Speaking Words. 1982

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Header Art: Henri Matisse. La Musique. 1939