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The Music Lesson

Image credit: Compton Verney

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In this painting, a pendant to 'The Music Lesson' shown on the right, a grinning poet is surrounded by admiring figures, including a clergyman, and a young pupil. The number of figures present and the clutter of objects on the table conveys a relaxed and festive atmosphere. These lively paintings were originally part of a set of four and are now attributed to Giuseppe Bonito, who became court painter to the King of Naples in 1751, and Head of the Academy of Drawing in Naples in 1755.

Compton Verney

Compton Verney

Title

The Music Lesson

Date

c.1742

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 101.5 x W 154 cm

Accession number

CVCSC : 0269.1.S

Acquisition method

purchased, 1999

Work type

Painting

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Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ England

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