Famous Paintings of Music and Dance (page 2)

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A woman with dark hair pulled up in a bun, wearing a long, muted lilac-purple silk dress, stands singing in front of woman playing a piano and a man playing a cello in a dimly lit room in this vertical painting.

Thomas Eakins Singing a Pathetic Song, 1881 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a woman wearing a black dress is painted with areas of mottled color in this vertical painting. The woman’s body faces us, her shoulders sloping steeply down from her elongated neck.

Amedeo Modigliani Café Singer, 1917 National Gallery of Art

The Studio, Winslow Homer, 1867, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer The Studio, 1867 The Met

We look slightly down onto a stage, at a woman who dances at the center of this square painting. The pale, white skin on her face is tinged with slate-blue shadows and heightened noticeably with pink blush at the cheekbones.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in "Chilpéric", 1895-1896 National Gallery of Art

The Power of Music, William Sidney Mount, 1847, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount The Power of Music, 1847 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Love Song, Edward Burne-Jones, 1868–77, oil on canvas

Edward Burne-Jones The Love Song, 1868–77 The Met

The Coronation of the Virgin, Annibale Carracci, after 1595, oil on canvas

Annibale Carracci The Coronation of the Virgin, after 1595 The Met

A cleanshaven man wearing a black and red diamond-patterned costume and holding a white wooden sword tucked under one arm stands in a room with a blue background in this vertical painting.

Paul Cézanne Harlequin, 1888-1890 National Gallery of Art

Carmencita, William Merritt Chase, 1890, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Carmencita, 1890 The Met

Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara, Hans Memling, early 1480s, oil on wood

Hans Memling Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara, early 1480s The Met

The Dissolute Household, Jan Steen, ca. 1663–64, oil on canvas

Jan Steen The Dissolute Household, ca. 1663–64 The Met

In saturated, vivid tones of mint green, marigold orange, dandelion yellow, sky blue, and rose pink, a long building stretches away from us along a walkway.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse], 1909/1910 National Gallery of Art

Piping Shepherds, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1643–44, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Piping Shepherds, ca. 1643–44 The Met

The Music Lesson, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch The Music Lesson, c. 1670 Art Institute of Chicago

A woman playing a lute sits next to a table, on which a man perches and leans toward her in this vertical painting. Two people look on from the background. All the people have pale skin.

Jan Steen Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson), 1667 National Gallery of Art

A woman wearing a pale yellow silk dress sits playing a lute in front of a table while a man, wearing a black suit and hat, stands behind her in this vertical painting. Both have light skin.

Gerard ter Borch The Music Lesson, c. 1670 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Family Playing Music, Pieter de Hooch, 1663, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Portrait of a Family Playing Music, 1663 Cleveland Museum of Art

Idle Hours, Julian Alden Weir, 1888, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Idle Hours, 1888 The Met

Painting of several light-skinned people gathered around a table in front of a gilded mirror, playing instruments. At left, seated next to a woman in an off-the-shoulder gown, a man in a plumed hat plays a lute.

Jan Steen The Family Concert, 1666 Art Institute of Chicago

More than a dozen light-skinned men, women, and children eat, drink, talk, and make music around a dancing couple under an arbor in this horizontal painting. Most of the people are dressed in muted tones of green, gray, and black.

Jan Steen The Dancing Couple, 1663 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting depicting a social gathering under a large pavilion outdoors. The background shows a green, hilly landscape with hints of brown and white buildings in the distance, under a sky of soft blues with wispy gray clouds.

Eugène Boudin Concert at the Casino of Deauville, 1865 National Gallery of Art

Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, Frederic Leighton, ca. 1886, oil and gold on canvas

Frederic Leighton Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, ca. 1886 The Met

The Rommel-Pot Player, Frans Hals, c. 1630, oil on panel

Frans Hals The Rommel-Pot Player, c. 1630 Art Institute of Chicago

The Violin Player, James McNeill Whistler, c. 1890–94, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler The Violin Player, c. 1890–94 Cleveland Museum of Art

Lute Player, Valentin de Boulogne, ca. 1625–26, oil on canvas

Valentin de Boulogne Lute Player, ca. 1625–26 The Met

The Coronation of the Virgin, Niccolò di Buonaccorso, ca. 1380, tempera on wood, gold ground

Niccolò di Buonaccorso The Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1380 The Met

Shown from the waist up, a young woman sits on the other side of the edge of a table, leaning toward us on one elbow in this vertical painting. She looks at us with dark brown eyes under faint, arched brows.

Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Flute, c. 1669/1675 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist up, a bearded man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a black wide-brimmed hat and jacket, and a broad, layered, white collar, holds up a piece of rolled up paper in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Man with a Sheet of Music, 1633 National Gallery of Art

A woman wearing flowing, pastel-colored robes and two, winged, child-like putti gather on a bank of clouds among musical instruments and sheet music in this horizontal painting. The people all have pale, pink-tinged skin.

François Boucher Allegory of Music, 1764 National Gallery of Art

A man wearing loose, ivory-white clothing stands flanked by two groups of people in this horizontal painting. All the people have pale or peachy skin except for one person, who may have a brown mask.

Antoine Watteau The Italian Comedians, probably 1720 National Gallery of Art

Against a hilly landscape and on a patch of dirt, five people wearing tattered clothing gather around a bearded man who holds a violin in his lap in this horizontal painting. Most of them have pale skin.

Édouard Manet The Old Musician, 1862 National Gallery of Art

Upon first glance, the shapes and colors in this painting are hard to distinguish. After closer inspection, three women become visible, all with pale skin, light hair, and indistinct facial features.

Edgar Degas The Loge, c. 1883 National Gallery of Art

The image shows a group of Native American men gathered closely together in a dance formation. They are positioned facing slightly towards the right, with their full bodies visible.

George Catlin Bear Dance - K'nisteneux, 1861 National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a group of individuals engaged in a dance. They are in a tightly-knit, curved line, with dynamic poses suggestive of movement and rhythm.

George Catlin Dog Dance - Sioux, 1861 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows two people. A woman is seen from the knees up in the center, standing partially in front of the man next to her, her body facing the left and her head turned back towards us.

Jean-Louis Forain Behind the Scenes, c. 1880 National Gallery of Art

Virgin and Child with Four Angels, Gerard David, ca. 1510–15, oil on wood

Gerard David Virgin and Child with Four Angels, ca. 1510–15 The Met

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Lady with a Lute, 1886 National Gallery of Art

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