LONGHI, Pietro (b. 1702, Venezia, d. 1785, Venezia) |
Music Lesson1760sOil on canvas, 62 x 49 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin | ||
In rendering what is ostensibly a music lesson, Longhi depicts the harmonious transaction of desire. As a friar scrutinizes a young lady's budding charms, the painting of satyrs hanging on the wall gives the show away to those who need its telling.
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