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Still life with Musical Instruments, 1718. Artist: Bonaventura Bettera
Still life with Musical Instruments, 1718. Bettera, Bonaventura (1663-1718). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Still life with Musical Instruments, 1715. Artist: Bonaventura Bettera
Still life with Musical Instruments, 1715. Bettera, Bonaventura (1663-1718). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Niccolo Paganini, Italian violinist, violist and composer, 1830s. Paganini (1782-1840) is one of the most famous violin virtuosi, and is considered the greatest violinist who ever lived

Buryats, 1862. The Buryats are a Mongol people of Siberia and Mongolia. From T de Paulys Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie. From a private collection

Duty, 1883. Artist: Edmund Blair Leighton
Duty, 1883. From a private collection

Il Ballo ( The Dance ), 1790. Artist: Giuseppe Piattoli
Il Ballo ( The Dance ), 1790. From a private collection

Italian musical instrument maker Antonio Stradivari in his workshop, (1926). Artist: Aleksey Kravchenko
Italian musical instrument maker Antonio Stradivari in his workshop, (1926). Stradivari (1644-1737) is regarded as the greatest craftsman of stringed musical instruments

Spring, 1876. Artist: Arnold Bocklin
Spring, 1876. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Improvised camel, auxiliary hospital, Rue Lafayette, Paris, France, World War I, 1914-1918. French postcard

Chatelar Playing the Lute to Mary Queen of Scots, 1560s, (1860). Artist: JC Armytage
Chatelar Playing the Lute to Mary Queen of Scots, 1560s, (1860). Pierre de Bocosel de Chastelard (1540-1562) was in love with Mary

Alfred before the Danish General, (1860). Artist: JM Wright
Alfred before the Danish General, (1860). Alfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871-899 AD. Here, Alfred, in disguise, sings to Guthrum the Danish king

The Virgin in Glory, (detail), 1524. Artist: Jan Provoost
The Virgin in Glory, (detail), 1524

Amphion builds the walls of Thebes by the music of his violin, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Amphion builds the walls of Thebes by the music of his violin, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Christmas in Russia, 1893 (1894). Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Christmas in Russia, 1893 (1894). An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 8th January 1894

The conservatory of Mimi Pinson, 1902. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 12th October 1902

Slaves Celebrating Liberation, c1860s. A racist depiction of slaves at the mansion of Robert W Barnwell, Confederate leader. The music on the piano is upside-down, ridiculling their illiteracy

Map of England, 16th century, (1896)
Map of Britain, 16th century, (1896). A map of England, Wales and Ireland featuring Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603)

The Fine Arts, 18th century (1910). Artist: Marino Bovi
The Fine Arts, 18th century (1910). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1910)

Madame Henriette de France in Court Costume Playing a Bass Viol, 1754. Artist: Jean-Marc Nattier
Madame Henriette de France in Court Costume Playing a Bass Viol, 1754

Musical instruments, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Musical instruments, 12th century, (1843). A harp and a guitar-shaped stringed instrument, copied from the sculptures on the portal of the cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres

Orpheus, by his Voice and Lyre, attracts the attention of the Animals, Rocks and Trees, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Orpheus, by his Voice and Lyre, attracts the attention of the Animals, Rocks and Trees, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Amphion, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Amphion, 1615. Amphion and Zethus (also Zethos), in ancient Greek mythology, were the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of

A Musical Party in a Courtyard, 1677. Artist: Hendrick de Keyser
A Musical Party in a Courtyard, 1677. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Wall Painting, Detail, Group of Musicians, Tomb of Nakht, Thebes. Located within the Temple of Amon, Egypt

Ancient Egyptian costume, 1888. Artist: Chataignon
Ancient Egyptian costume, 1888. An illustration from Le Costume Historique, 1888

Ancient Egyptian stele, 11th-10th century BC. A kneeling man plays a stringed instrument before the god Khons. The stele dates from the 21st Dynasty. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Beggar, 1828. Artist: Marlet et Cie
Beggar, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Russian army nurse playing a violin, Eastern Front, 1944. Tonia Magdanskaya entertaining the troops during a pause in the fighting

Russian interior scene, 1856. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris

Stepan Razin, 1918. Artist: Kuz ma Petrov-Vodkin
Stepan Razin, 1918. Stepan Razin (1630-1671) was a Cossack leader who led a revolt against the Tsar in 1670-1671. From the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Still Life With a Violin, 1918. Artist: Kuz ma Petrov-Vodkin
Still Life With a Violin, 1918. From the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Musicians, 1304-1340. Illustration from the Manesse Codex or Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift, University of Heidelberg Library

A Man playing a Lute, 1624. Artist: Hendrick ter Brugghen
A Man playing a Lute, 1624. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Sense of Hearing, 1618. Artist: Jan Brueghel the Elder
The Sense of Hearing, 1618. From the collection of the Prado, Madrid, Spain

Merry Company on a Terrace, c1673-1675. Artist: Jan Steen
Merry Company on a Terrace, c1673-1675

The Merry Family, 1668. Artist: Jan Steen
The Merry Family, 1668. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Orpheus with the Pelicans, c1900-1944. Artist: Max Jacob
Orpheus with the Pelicans, c1900-1944. Max Jacob, French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Born in Quimper, Brittany, France

The Workshop of Corot, Young Woman with Red Blouse, 1865-1870. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Workshop of Corot, Young Woman with Red Blouse, 1865-1870. From the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. This picture shows the Holy Trinity in glory, worshipped by all the saints

Popular festivities, mid 19th century. A young couple dance round a garlanded pole (Maypole) while a second couple wait outside the inn to take their turn

Holy Family with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, 1515-1530. Artist: Lodovico Mazzolini
Holy Family with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, 1515-1530. St Nicholas kneels in front of the infant Jesus who is eating cherries, the fruit of Paradise, which have been given to him by St Joseph

Spanish dancers, mid 19th century. Dancers in traditional costume and using castanets are accompanied by guitar and violin players

The Musicians, c1595. Artist: Michelangelo Caravaggio
The Musicians, c1595. One of a number of realistic paintings of half-length figures painted in Rome for aristocratic patrons

Deliverance of souls from Purgatory, 19th century. An angel is raising a released soul into the presence of the Virgin Mary and the Trinity of God the Father

Winged Putto Playing a Lute, 16th century. Artist: Fiorentino Rossi
Winged Putto Playing a Lute, 16th century. From the Ufizzi Gallery, Florence

The Interior of an Inn with Nine Peasants and a Hurdy-Gurdy Player, 1653. Artist: Adriaen van Ostade
The Interior of an Inn with Nine Peasants and a Hurdy-Gurdy Player, 1653. The artist painted many tavern scenes of this type showing peasants drinking, smoking and listening to itinerant musicians

Venus and the Lute Player, c1565-1570. Artist: Titian
Venus and the Lute Player, c1565-1570. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Processional banner, c1395-1400. Artist: Spinello Aretino
Processional banner, c1395-1400. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

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