
Desboutin, Marcellin (1823-1902) L’Auteur fumant, à mi-corps (The author smoking, half-length) 1897 Etching, drypoint and roulette, 34.6 × 24.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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…