Allegory Of Music, Entourage Of François Boucher 1703/1770, French School Of The 18th Century

Oil painting on canvas, re-canvased formerly in the 19th century, in very good condition, unsigned
Subject: Allegory of music
Period: 18th century

Grand Fromat
Formats: with frame 110 x 98 cm - without frame 97 x 82 cm
Frame: frame entirely in carved and gilded wood from the 19th century, good condition,

The allegorical themes around music developed particularly during the last quarter of the 18th century, under Louis XVI. Interest in the arts such as music goes hand in hand with the emancipation of society in the Age of Enlightenment.
Representation: characters wearing flowers, reading a score, dancing and playing musical instruments with cherubs playing cymbals

Symbols: triangle, guitar and mandolin (17th century), lyre and harp, violin (18th century), oboe, horn, trumpets , recorder, pan flute, tambourine, music paper or sheet music
Mythology: the muse Euterpe In the 18th century, books and albums filled with allegorical motifs were sold to facilitate the spread of this decorative style.

Allegory will then play a major role in classical and academic art until the beginning of the 19th century.

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Painting visible at our gallery in L'Isle sur la Sorgue (France), on weekends.
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