id:			143295
accession number:	1967.230
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.230
updated:		2025-08-07 22:55:04.208000

Allegory of Music, c. 1500. Northern Italy, 16th century. Bronze; overall: 11.5 x 7.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp 1967.230

title:				Allegory of Music
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creation date:			c. 1500
creation date earliest:		1495
creation date latest:		1505
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp
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culture:	Northern Italy, 16th century
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 11.5 x 7.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Collecting Drawings in England
	opening date:   1987-11-03T05:00:00
	<i>Collecting Drawings in England</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).

	title:		Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection
	opening date:   1989-02-14T05:00:00
	<i>Lutes, Lovers, and Lyres: Musical Imagery in the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 14-June 11, 1989).

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PROVENANCE

	Herbert Bier (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
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