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Street Musicians

Datec. 1630
Modern PlaceVenice, Genoa, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions61 5/8 × 43 1/4 inches (156.53 × 109.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Italian Americans of Detroit on the occasion of Detroit's 250th Birthday, Tonti Night, July 18, 1951
Object number51.13
DescriptionA man, at the right, wearing a white shirt with one sleeve and a plumed hat plays a long oboe-like instrument. A dark-haired woman, center, wears an off-the-shoulder white blouse edged in lace and plays the flute. The man at the left wears a weskit and a plumed hat and plays the bag- pipes. Shadowy figures in the background at the side.
On View
On view
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Paintings, Gallery 7
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: Pietro Cardiello, Detroit