Playing Music Collection

Johannes Brahms playing the piano (engraving)
814059 Johannes Brahms playing the piano (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Brahms playing the piano. German composer and pianist (1833-1897)

Cats dancing (litho)
7201117 Cats dancing (litho) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Revellers, cats dancing)

Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving)
6034909 Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle)

Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army (colour litho)
7181631 Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taillefer the Troubadour in Advance of Williams Army)

Janissaries and the parade musicians arriving, from Sur-Nama (vellum)
REV287791 Janissaries and the parade musicians arriving, from Sur-Nama (vellum) by Turkish School

The Rhinegold / Das Rheingold
3749360 The Rhinegold / Das Rheingold by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: The Rhinegold / Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner)

L Ouie. Found in the Collection of Philharmonie de Paris

The Musicians Brawl, c. 1625-1630. Artist: La Tour, Georges, de (1583-1652)
The Musicians Brawl, c. 1625-1630. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Schubertiade (Schubertabend), 1896. Found in the Collection of Vienna Museum

Allegory of Music, 1649 (oil on canvas)
7259975 Allegory of Music, 1649 (oil on canvas) by La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent de (1606-56); 105.7 x 144.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

William Shakespeare (engraving)
7239653 William Shakespeare (engraving) by Cook, J.W. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. English poet, playwright, dramatist and actor)

Scene from Richard Wagners opera, Tannhauser (colour litho)
3641279 Scene from Richard Wagners opera, Tannhauser (colour litho) by Wichera

Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist (1833-1897) (b / w photo)
814057 Johannes Brahms, German composer and pianist (1833-1897) (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Brahms)

Les Choristes (The Chorus Singers), 1877. Creator: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
Les Choristes (The Chorus Singers), 1877. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Louis-Marie Pilet, Cellist in the Orchestra of the Paris Opera, 1868-1869. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Morning, 1805 (etching)
XKH141679 Morning, 1805 (etching) by Runge, Philipp Otto (1777-1810); 72x48 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Groups of 18th century figures by Anthony Walker
Groups of 18th century figures. Men and women in the country, buying lobster, playing music, walking, flirting, playing

At the piano by Vinogradov, Sergei Arsenyevich (1869-1938) / National Art Museum of Belorussian Republik, Minsk / Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen

Sylvester
Gast einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guest of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gast einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guest of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gäste einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guests of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Sylvester
Gast einer Silvesterparty, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Guest of a New Year's Eve party, Germany 1930s

Skigebiet am Feldberg im Schwarzwald, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Ski region at Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany 1930s

Skigebiet am Feldberg im Schwarzwald, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Ski region at Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany 1930s

Skigebiet am Feldberg im Schwarzwald, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Ski region at Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany 1930s

Skigebiet am Feldberg im Schwarzwald, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Ski region at Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany 1930s

Skigebiet am Feldberg im Schwarzwald, Deutsches Reich 1930er Jahre. Ski region at Feldberg in the Black Forest, Germany 1930s

Waiblingen, Stuttgart
Ein Campingausflug mit dem Auto, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. A camping trip with the car, Germany 1930s

Waiblingen, Stuttgart
Ein Campingausflug mit dem Auto, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. A camping trip with the car, Germany 1930s

Waiblingen, Stuttgart
Ein Campingausflug mit dem Auto, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. A camping trip with the car, Germany 1930s

Waiblingen, Stuttgart
Ein Campingausflug mit dem Auto, Deutschland 1930er Jahre. A camping trip with the car, Germany 1930s

Stuttgart
Eine Musikgruppe sorgt für die musikalische Unterhaltung in einem Stuttgarter Café, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

Stuttgart
Eine Musikgruppe sorgt für die musikalische Unterhaltung in einem Stuttgarter Café, Deutschland 1930er Jahre

King David playing the harp (detail)
7221396 King David playing the harp (detail), Domenico Zampieri, known as the Dominican, 1619

Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849) (colour litho)
814093 Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and pianist (1810-1849) (colour litho) by Polish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederic Chopin)

Self-Portrait with Family Members, 1630-1640. Creator: Molenaer, Jan Miense (c. 1610-1668)
Self-Portrait with Family Members, 1630-1640. Found in the Collection of the Frans Hals Museum Haarlem

Homesick
Rudolf Kosow

The Musical Angels, Between 1483 and 1494. Creator: Memling; Hans (1433/40-1494)
The Musical Angels, Between 1483 and 1494. Found in the Collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Allegory of the five senses: Elegant company sitting at a table, c1640. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

The music of the poor (engraving)
7185818 The music of the poor (engraving) by Luxmoore, Myra E. (1851-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: The music of the poor)

Autograph and portrait of Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), 19th century (litho)
7206696 Autograph and portrait of Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884), 19th century (litho) by Czech School, (19th century); Muzeum Bedricha Smetany (Music Museum), Prague

Female performers playing instruments at a local festival in Paro District, Bhutan

A man playing the flute at a local festival in Paro District, Bhutan

Traditional Moroccan Musicians Performing in a Restaurant, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa

Traditional Moroccan Musicians Performing in a Restaurant, Tangier, Morocco, North Africa

Hurdy-Gurdy player. From the Series "Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris), 1815. Private Collection

As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1638. Creator: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1638. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

God the Father with Singing Angels, Between 1483 and 1494. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

The Duet, No. 2, 1894. Creator: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903)
The Duet, No. 2, 1894. Private Collection

Concert with Musicians and Singers, ca 1625. Creator: Paolini, Pietro (1603-1682)
Concert with Musicians and Singers, ca 1625. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Portrait of the Bergeret de Grandcourt family, c. 1785. Found in the collection of the Musee des beaux-arts, Brest

The Singer, 1650. Creator: Cavallino, Bernardo (1616-1656)
The Singer, 1650. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Traveling musicians, 2nd-1st century BCE. Creator: Classical Antiquities
Traveling musicians, 2nd-1st century BCE. Found in the collection of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

A singer, 1650. Creator: Paolini, Pietro (1603-1682)
A singer, 1650. Found in the collection of the Ex Cavallerizza Ducale, Lucca

At the Piano, 1884. Creator: Edelfelt, Albert Gustaf Aristides (1854-1905)
At the Piano, 1884. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Allegory of music with a violin, a hurdy-gurdy, a framedrum, sheets of music, flowers and fruit on a stone plinth. Private Collection

Mozart plays the harpsichord for King George III, ca 1891. Found in the Collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Elegant company at a salon concert. Creator: Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916)
Elegant company at a salon concert. Private Collection

As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1662. Creator: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1662. Found in the Collection of the Musee Fabre, Montpellier

Grottesche decoration at Radnor House
CLF311802 Grottesche decoration at Radnor House, Middlesex, from England's Lost Houses by Giles Worsley (1961-2006) published 2002 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

The composer George Frederick Handel (Georg Friedrich Handel)
XEE4151779 The composer George Frederick Handel (Georg Friedrich Handel)

A Musical Company, 1635-36 (oil on panel)
7262167 A Musical Company, 1635-36 (oil on panel) by Codde

Winter in Hungary, gypsy musicians attacked and killed by wolves (Colour Litho)
2814981 Winter in Hungary, gypsy musicians attacked and killed by wolves (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter in Hungary)

Giuseppe Verdi (engraving)
2798397 Giuseppe Verdi (engraving) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giuseppe Verdi. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 3 February 1901.); © Look and Learn

Cheerful Agony, the American banker Walker poisoned by mistake incurably
2815549 Cheerful Agony, the American banker Walker poisoned by mistake incurably, dies between music and flowers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century)
LRI4670800 The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century) by Armenian School, (12th century); Armenian Museum, Isfahan

Scene from Faust (chromolitho)
974034 Scene from Faust (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Faust: the duel)

The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner
STC324256 The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

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"Harmonious Melodies: A Journey through the World of Playing Music" Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of music, where melodies transcend time and captivate our souls. From Punch cartoons depicting a comical warning about Wagner's Ring Cycle to Johannes Brahms gracefully playing the piano, each artistic portrayal unveils a unique facet of this universal language. Step into an allegorical realm with "Allegory of Music, " a 1649 oil painting that personifies music as a celestial figure surrounded by instruments, symbolizing its ethereal power. Witness Taillefer the Troubadour leading William's army through his captivating songs in vibrant color lithography. Delve into history as you witness musicians engaging in lively brawls during the 17th century, depicted masterfully by Georges de La Tour. Explore L'Ouie (Hearing), an artwork that pays homage to one of our senses crucial for experiencing music's magic. Even literary giants like William Shakespeare recognized music's allure, as seen in intricate engravings capturing his essence. Marvel at lithographs showcasing cats dancing to rhythmic tunes, reminding us that even animals are moved by musical rhythms. Venture into opera scenes brought to life through vivid colors and lithographic techniques; Richard Wagner's Tannhauser takes center stage with its dramatic intensity. Edgar Degas' Les Choristes transports you backstage, revealing the hidden world behind harmonious performances. Witness Louis-Marie Pilet passionately playing cello amidst Paris Opera Orchestra captured brilliantly by Degas' skilled hand. And finally, let your imagination soar while gazing at "Morning, " an etching from 1805 evoking serene melodies awakening nature itself. In this diverse collection of artworks spanning centuries and mediums, we discover how playing music transcends boundaries and touches every aspect of human existence – from joyous celebrations to introspective moments filled with emotion. Let these visual symphonies inspire you to embrace the power of music and create your own harmonious melodies.