Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Musician's Table
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Alternate Title:
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La table du musicien
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
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Creator:
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Juan Gris (Spanish painter, 1887-1927)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid, Madrid, Spain) AD01034
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Location Note:
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52 Santa Isabel Street
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GPS:
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+40.408889-3.694444
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Date:
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1926 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Cubist; Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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81 cm (height) x 100 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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abstraction; music; still life; Musical instruments
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Description:
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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.museoreinasofia.es/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-GRIS-MRS-MT-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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