Cello Collection (#9)

The Triumph of Modern Taste, dedicated to Signora Faustina Bordoni (1693-1781)
DEC84563 The Triumph of Modern Taste, dedicated to Signora Faustina Bordoni (1693-1781), engraved by Venerys, c.1727 (engraving) by French School

Concert (oil on canvas)
AII135287 Concert (oil on canvas) by Honthorst, Gerrit van (1590-1656); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Dutch, out of copyright

The Violoncello Player, 1909 (oil on canvas)
6166214 The Violoncello Player, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; Italian, out of copyright

Merry Company with Masked Dancers, 1636 (oil on canvas)
5672017 Merry Company with Masked Dancers, 1636 (oil on canvas) by Codde, Pieter (1599-1678); 50x76.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Music, 19th century epinal image
XEE4411532 Music, 19th century epinal image. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Music, 19th century epinal image.); Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

Evolution of musical instruments: chamber musical instruments in the 18th century
LSE4088655 Evolution of musical instruments: chamber musical instruments in the 18th century - chromo Liebig. by Unknown Artist

Musicians transformed into machines and giving a "Concert a la steam"
LSE4094023 Musicians transformed into machines and giving a " Concert A la steam" - in " Un autre monde" by Grandville, late 19th century

A musical gathering (engraving)
979466 A musical gathering (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A musical gathering.); © Look and Learn

An Interior with a Cello, (oil on canvas)
824061 An Interior with a Cello, (oil on canvas) by Holsoe, Carl (1863-1935); 75.5x61.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Interior with a Cello. Carl Holsoe (1863-1935). Oil on canvas

All about fiddles (engraving)
3643682 All about fiddles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All about fiddles. Illustration for The Boys Own Annual (1882).); © Look and Learn

Victorian Christmas scene with band playing in the snow (colour litho)
730606 Victorian Christmas scene with band playing in the snow (colour litho) by Brandard, John (1812-63); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victorian Christmas scene with band playing in the snow)

Fete Champetre (one of a pair)
RAF58569 Fete Champetre (one of a pair) by Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-61) (attr. to); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Austrian, out of copyright

Lengths of cat-gut being prepared (sepia photo)
STC344693 Lengths of cat-gut being prepared (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Aged Trifler, c. 1750 (mezzotint)
DEC418560 The Aged Trifler, c.1750 (mezzotint) by English School, (18th century); 40.5x28.9 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

The Cellist, 1909 (oil on canvas)
CH418788 The Cellist, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 131x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Violoncelliste; ); Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

The Music Room (oil on canvas)
CH402637 The Music Room (oil on canvas) by Holsoe, Carl (1863-1935); 59x46.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Danish, out of copyright

St. Cecilia, 1733 (oil on copper)
AGN403456 St. Cecilia, 1733 (oil on copper) by Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764); 62.5x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Cecilia (2nd century AD)

Elegant Figures making Music on a Terrace by a Lake (oil on panel)
CH402373 Elegant Figures making Music on a Terrace by a Lake (oil on panel) by Hals, Dirck (1591-1656); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

The Rehearsal (oil on canvas) (pair of 101966)
GG101965 The Rehearsal (oil on canvas) (pair of 101966) by Jeaurat, Etienne (1699-1789); 83.8x119.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91
HGM93357 Portrait of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) composing music for the lute, engraved by Michele Benedetti (1745-1810) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Rigaud

The women orchestra of Frau Amann-Weinlich, late 19th century (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT224855 The women orchestra of Frau Amann-Weinlich, late 19th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by Katzler (1823-82); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Austrian

The Studio, 1867 (oil on canvas)
3746265 The Studio, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 45.7x38.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: A cellist and a violinist practising in an artists studio)

Le Concert Champetre, 1735 (engraving)
985931 Le Concert Champetre, 1735 (engraving) by Watteau, Jean Antoine (1684-1721) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Concert Champetre)

The Pit at the Old Bedford, c. 1889 (oil on panel)
657696 The Pit at the Old Bedford, c.1889 (oil on panel) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 20x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pit at the Old Bedford)

Elegant Figures with Instruments Seated at a Table and a Young Lady Singing in a Interior
659403 Elegant Figures with Instruments Seated at a Table and a Young Lady Singing in a Interior, 1637 (oil on panel) by Hals

Two Musicians, c. 1774 (w / c on paper)
CEC128115 Two Musicians, c.1774 (w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 18.5x17.7 cm; The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK; eThe Higgins Art Gallery & Museum; English

Musical Party (w / c on paper)
CMY40233 Musical Party (w/c on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The Virgin and Child with musicmaking angels
CH21765 The Virgin and Child with musicmaking angels by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

A Country Concert, or an Evenings Entertainment in Sussex
NCO193428 A Country Concert, or an Evenings Entertainment in Sussex, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by English School

The Concert of Angels, from the Isenheim Altarpiece, c. 1512-16 (oil on panel) (detail of 17670)
XIR62343 The Concert of Angels, from the Isenheim Altarpiece, c.1512-16 (oil on panel) (detail of 17670) by Grunewald, Matthias (Mathis Nithart Gothart) (c.1480-1528); Musee d Unterlinden, Colmar

Cartoon commenting on musical prodigies who seemed to be getting younger and younger
5308765 Cartoon commenting on musical prodigies who seemed to be getting younger and younger by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info)

Cellist Pilet, Louis Marie Pilet (1815-1877). Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917
JLJ4974499 Cellist Pilet, Louis Marie Pilet (1815-1877). Painting by Edgar Degas (1834-1917) 1869 Sun. 0, 50 x 0, 61 m Paris

Still Life with Musical Instruments and Books Painting by Evarista Baschenis (1617-1677
LRI4620025 Still Life with Musical Instruments and Books Painting by Evarista Baschenis (1617-1677) 17th century. Bergamo, Accademia Carrara, Italy by Baschenis

The wife and son of the painter Portrait of the artists family
LRI4620219 The wife and son of the painter Portrait of the artists family, the young woman plays music in a room filled with instruments while the child makes soap bubbles

Saint Cecile and the Angel Painting by Carlo Saraceni (1579-1620
LRI4620203 Saint Cecile and the Angel Painting by Carlo Saraceni (1579-1620) 1616 around Rome Galleria Nazionale Arte Antica, Barberini Palace by Saraceni, Carlo (c.1580-1620); Palazzo Barberini

Cello, 1660
LRI4597073 Cello, 1660 by Amati, Nicola (1596-1684); Museo Strumenti Musicali Conservatorio Cherubini, Music Museum, Florence

The Stage Scene street show with musicians and comedians
JLJ4590555 The Stage Scene street show with musicians and comedians. Painting of the German School of the 19th century. Paris, Musee Cognacq Jay by German School, (19th century); Musee Cognacq-Jay

Waiting for the Entrance, (oil on board)
988201 Waiting for the Entrance, (oil on board) by Figari, Pedro (1861-1938); 48.3x62.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting for the Entrance; Esperando la Entrada. Pedro Figari (1861-1938)

The Cellist, 1898 (oil on canvas)
938604 The Cellist, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Alexander, John (c.1690-c.1757); 122 x 88 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Village band (colour photo)
3094528 Village band (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Village band)

A concert in the 18th century
XEE4406405 A concert in the 18th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A concert in the 18th century.); Stefano Bianchetti; out of copyright

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison - L
XEE4162018 Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison - L homme au Mask de fer (died 1703) dans sa prison en jouant du cello - engraving from " Histoire de France" by Jules Michelet

The recovery of Bayard The knight Pierre Terrail, lord of Bayard (1476-1524
JLJ4666460 The recovery of Bayard The knight Pierre Terrail, lord of Bayard (1476-1524) in covalescence after the siege of Brescia. Painting by Pierre Henri Revoil (1776-1842) 19th century Sun

Representation of the three Muses Melpomene, Erato and Polymnie (oil on canvas)
JLJ4646519 Representation of the three Muses Melpomene, Erato and Polymnie (oil on canvas) by Le Sueur, Eustache (1617-55) (studio of); 130x130 cm; Louvre, Paris

Baroque music: "The concert"
JLJ4652594 Baroque music: " The concert" Musicians playing string instruments. Painting by Nicolas Tournier (1590-1657) 17th century Sun

Strings and parrots, detail of Allegory of the five senses (Painting, 17th century)
LRI4673399 Strings and parrots, detail of Allegory of the five senses (Painting, 17th century) by Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Allegory of the five senses)

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The cello, a majestic instrument with a rich history, has captivated audiences for centuries. From the talented hands of Madame Suggia during the years 1920-1923 to the mesmerizing performances by Miss Beatrice Harrison, this instrument has been a source of inspiration and awe. In 1933, artist Augustus John beautifully captured the essence of the cello in his artwork. The painting showcased various musical instruments surrounding this enchanting piece, highlighting its significance in orchestral compositions. One cannot forget The Sharp Family's portrait from 1779-1781 by Johan Zoffany. This masterpiece immortalized their love for music as they gathered around their beloved cello, showcasing its importance within family bonds. Taking us to Margate Pier is Jessie Wildon and her Bijou Orchestra. Their melodious tunes resonated through the air as she skillfully played her cello, captivating listeners with every note. M Rostropovich's photograph reminds us of his virtuosity on this magnificent instrument. His talent transcended boundaries and left an indelible mark on classical music history. Liszt conducting in Budapest brings forth images of grandeur and elegance. As he led an orchestra filled with cellos among other instruments, their harmonies created symphonic magic that transported audiences to another realm. A snapshot from Geneva showcases a passionate cellist pouring their heart into each stroke of the bow. In Switzerland's picturesque landscape, this musician perfectly embodies Europe's love affair with classical music. Traveling across continents to Cienfuegos in Cuba takes us to where a double bass rests against a wall. Its presence signifies not only its own unique sound but also how it complements the soulful melodies produced by cellos in Central America's vibrant musical scene. Visiting Beethoven's birthplace in Bonn evokes memories of his genius compositions brought to life through his mastery over many instruments including the cello. His music continues to inspire and move audiences worldwide.