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Still Life—Violin and Music

William Michael Harnett

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a still life with a violin and music. The violin is hanging on a cream-colored wooden background with its bow to the left. The violin is made of wood, with a darker wood at the top of the scroll and around the f-holes. The bow is long and thin with a brown handle. A sheet of music is stuck to the violin with three black pins. The music is white with black writing. A horseshoe is hanging above the violin. A curved metal tool and a knife are on the right of the violin. A black and white flute is underneath the violin, and a small white tag is attached to it. The background resembles a wooden door or wall with vertical planks. There are metal straps and hardware on the background. The frame around the painting is brown.

Artwork Details

Date
1888
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
475 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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