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Attributes of Music
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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.
| Artist / Maker | François Bonvin |
|---|---|
| Date | 1863 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | oil on fabric |
| Dimensions | Unframed: 62.6 x 116 cm (24 5/8 x 45 11/16 in.) |
| Department | Modern European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Born into a poor family, François Bonvin was chiefly a self-taught artist. His childhood was an unhappy one, marked by the death of his mother when he was four, his father's remarriage, and the growing family's constant moving and change of fortune. From 1828 through 1830 he was lucky enough to be sent to the École de Dessin in Paris, but his artistic education was short-lived and he began working as a typesetter in 1832. He became a father one… Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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