
El Greco (1541-1614) Retrato de Cardenal (Portrait of a cardinal) c.1600–1605 Oil on canvas, 57 × 46 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Concerto di giovani (The Musicians) 1597 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 118.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York While Cupid confirms Caravaggio’s allegorical frame for representing Music, the artist equally engages with contemporary performance and individualized models, including…