
Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) Autoportrait (Self-Portrait) c.1857–1858 Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, 26 x 19.1 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…