
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Une Loge à l’Opéra, Au Concert (A Box at the Theater, At the Concert) 1880 Oil on canvas, 99.4 x 80.7 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

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…