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Allegory of Music by Laurent de La Hyre — VisualArtsDB

Allegory of Music

Allegory of Music

Laurent de La Hyre

1649

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 41 5/8 x 56 3/4 in. (105.7 x 144.1 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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European Paintings

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LutesMusicbirdsviolinsAllegorywomen

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