Angels Making Music
<p>When creating this ensemble of heavenly musicians, Cornelis Schut I was inspired by the tapestry series depicted in Peter Paul Rubens’s painting <em>The Adoration of the Eucharist</em> (1937.1012). On the left, an angel crowned with a floral wreath plays a lute. A trio of angels accompanies him with a trumpet, horn, and shawm (similar to an oboe). On the right, three angels play a bass violin (a precursor to the cello), a lute, and a violin. Groups of cherubs sing along, sometimes with the aid of songbooks.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1645
- Dimensions
- 35 × 51 cm (13 13/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Cornelis Schut, I
Artist
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Attributed to Cornelis Schut, I
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- Cornelis Schut, I
- Year
- 1645
- Dimensions
- 35 × 51 cm (13 13/16 × 20 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1645-088543
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified