Frontispiece: Dictionnaire de musique

1779

Jean-Michel Moreau

Associated Names
Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger

Artist, French, 1741 - 1814

This drawing features an allegorical figure playing a lyre next to a globe, with a temple in the distance. The central figure is seated in a natural setting, holding a lyre, surrounded by symbols, including a globe and a carved column pedestal with a putto and animals. In the background, there are smaller figures playing musical instruments beneath a large tree. A classical temple can be seen atop a hill in the distance. The drawing uses shading and fine lines to create depth and detail, conveying a sense of symbolism and harmony.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.511

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bocher 1882, no. 1495, State iv/iv


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1882

  • Bocher, Emmanuel. Jean Michel Moreau le jeune. Les gravures francaises du XVIIIe siecle, 6. Paris: Damascene Morgand et Charles Fatout, 1882.

Wikidata ID

Q65079074

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