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Cristoforo Munari, Stillleben mit Musikinstrumenten, Buch und Amillarsphäre, M 137
Still Life with Musical Instruments, Book and Armillary Sphere
Cristoforo Munari, Stillleben mit Musikinstrumenten, Buch und Amillarsphäre, M 137
Kunstpalast - LVR-ZMB, Annette Hiller - ARTOTHEK

Still Life with Musical Instruments, Book and Armillary Sphere, ca. 1700

ArtistCristoforo Munari, Reggio nell'Emilia 1667–1720 Pisa
Oil on canvas
Dimensions without frame71,5 × 57,5 cm
Dimensions with frame89 × 75,5 × 5,8 cm
Status
not on display
About the workThis painting is attributed to the Italian artist Cristoforo Munari. Using musical instruments, books and a so-called armillary sphere, a device for clarifying the position of celestial bodies, he presents the theme of the sciences and the arts. The broken strings and pages turning in the breeze allude to the transience of life and the arts. Munari often depicted luxury goods, which art historians trace back to his work for the de’ Medicis, a wealthy Florentine ruling family.
AccessionAcquired by exchange 1941
Provenance[...]; 1941 erworben im Tausch von der Kunsthandlung Hans Bammann, Düsseldorf
Inventory numberM 137
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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