Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Musician's Table
Alternate Title:
La table du musicien
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Juan Gris (Spanish painter, 1887-1927)
Location:
repository: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) AD01034
Location Note:
52 Santa Isabel Street
GPS:
40.408889-3.694444
Date:
1926 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Cubist; Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
81 cm (height) x 100 cm (width)
Subjects:
abstraction; music; still life; Musical instruments
Description:
La table du musicien (The Musician's Table) is evidence of Juan Gris’ love of the world of music, shown here and in many other cases through the inclusion of an instrument. The musical instruments in Juan Gris’ works (so central to Cubism but also indicative of the painter’s penchant for music and dancing) seem to be closer to those in paintings specifically focusing on these sound-producing implements, such as the allegories of the arts by Bartolomeo Bettera (the Bergamo-born Baroque painter), the Dutch vanitas of the 17th century or the trompe l'oeil pictures by the late 19th century American artist William Harnett. (Source: Museo Reina Sofia [website]; https://www.museorei nasofia.es/en/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-GRIS-MRS-MT-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Musician's Table