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Soldier Playing the Theorbo

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29: 126:, which was waged during the same period; this distinct style is intended to evoke memories of the works of the famous Dutch masters of the 17th century, and to capitalize on the wildly-popular works of 376: 249: 371: 381: 305: 281: 188: 313: 242: 138:. Meissonier is noted for painstakingly researching and accurately depicting the clothing such a soldier would have worn. 130:, which also concerned the same time period. Meissonier's use of 17th century soldiery in his paintings was not unique to 118:
The painting's central figure is a jovial soldier playing a theorbo, a stringed instrument popular during the heyday of
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French Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 2, Nineteenth Century
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in the 17th century. Similarly, the soldier's garb is that of an infantryman during the
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The painting was produced for Baron Auguste Goethals, a general in the service of the
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29.2 cm × 21.9 cm (11.5 in × 8.6 in)
99: 227: 231: 98:, created in 1865. The painting depicts a soldier playing a 134:, as he also included similar figures in his 1863 painting 145:. It was originally planned for the painting to be titled 175:. Paris, 1887, p. 50, no. 124, as "Le Joueur de guitare". 324: 265: 69: 61: 53: 45: 35: 21: 208:"Ernest Meissonier - Soldier Playing the Theorbo" 173:Portraits d'artistes: E. Meissonier, J. Breton 243: 8: 377:Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 102:. The painting is in the collection of the 250: 236: 228: 18: 158: 7: 202: 200: 183: 181: 164: 162: 306:1805, Cuirassiers Before the Charge 193:. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1955. 14: 27: 372:Paintings by Ernest Meissonier 1: 16:Painting by Ernest Meissonier 290:Soldier Playing the Theorbo 87:Soldier Playing the Theorbo 22:Soldier Playing the Theorbo 398: 382:Musical instruments in art 104:Metropolitan Museum of Art 94:painting by French artist 74:Metropolitan Museum of Art 26: 282:French Campaign, 1814 347:(1966–1967 painting) 314:The Siege of Paris 143:Kingdom of Belgium 354: 353: 259:Ernest Meissonier 212:www.metmuseum.org 96:Ernest Meissonier 83: 82: 40:Ernest Meissonier 389: 252: 245: 238: 229: 222: 221: 219: 218: 204: 195: 194: 185: 176: 169:Marius Chaumelin 166: 136:The Card Players 124:Eighty Years War 31: 19: 397: 396: 392: 391: 390: 388: 387: 386: 357: 356: 355: 350: 320: 298:1807, Friedland 261: 256: 226: 225: 216: 214: 206: 205: 198: 187: 186: 179: 167: 160: 155: 147:The Lute Player 128:Alexandre Dumas 116: 17: 12: 11: 5: 395: 393: 385: 384: 379: 374: 369: 367:1865 paintings 359: 358: 352: 351: 349: 348: 340: 334: 328: 326: 322: 321: 319: 318: 310: 302: 301:(c. 1861–1875) 294: 286: 278: 269: 267: 263: 262: 257: 255: 254: 247: 240: 232: 224: 223: 196: 177: 157: 156: 154: 151: 115: 112: 81: 80: 71: 67: 66: 63: 59: 58: 55: 51: 50: 47: 43: 42: 37: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 394: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 364: 362: 346: 345: 341: 338: 335: 333: 330: 329: 327: 323: 316: 315: 311: 308: 307: 303: 300: 299: 295: 292: 291: 287: 284: 283: 279: 276: 275: 271: 270: 268: 264: 260: 253: 248: 246: 241: 239: 234: 233: 230: 213: 209: 203: 201: 197: 192: 191: 184: 182: 178: 174: 170: 165: 163: 159: 152: 150: 148: 144: 139: 137: 133: 129: 125: 121: 120:Baroque music 113: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 92:oil on canvas 89: 88: 79: 75: 72: 68: 64: 60: 57:Oil on canvas 56: 52: 48: 44: 41: 38: 34: 30: 25: 20: 344:Tuna Fishing 342: 337:Léon Cogniet 332:Academic art 312: 304: 296: 289: 288: 280: 272: 215:. Retrieved 211: 189: 172: 146: 140: 135: 131: 117: 86: 85: 84: 285:(1860–1864) 114:Description 361:Categories 217:2018-07-11 153:References 62:Dimensions 274:A Painter 266:Paintings 339:(master) 108:New York 78:New York 70:Location 325:Related 132:Soldier 100:theorbo 317:(1884) 309:(1878) 293:(1865) 277:(1855) 90:is an 54:Medium 36:Artist 106:, in 49:1865 46:Year 363:: 210:. 199:^ 180:^ 171:. 161:^ 110:. 76:, 251:e 244:t 237:v 220:.

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Ernest Meissonier
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
oil on canvas
Ernest Meissonier
theorbo
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Baroque music
Eighty Years War
Alexandre Dumas
Kingdom of Belgium


Marius Chaumelin


French Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 2, Nineteenth Century


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