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Panflute Collection

The panflute, a timeless instrument that has captivated hearts for centuries. Its melodic tones have been immortalized in various forms of art throughout history

Background imagePanflute Collection: Allegory of Music, 1649 (oil on canvas)

Allegory of Music, 1649 (oil on canvas)
7259975 Allegory of Music, 1649 (oil on canvas) by La Hire or La Hyre, Laurent de (1606-56); 105.7 x 144.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imagePanflute Collection: Satyr playing the flute

Satyr playing the flute
7287222 Satyr playing the flute; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Satyr playing the flute. Roman copy, second half of the 1st century AD of an Hellenistic bronze)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology

Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology
BEN5468311 Pan. Sculpture representing Pan, a centaur playing the flute, god of nature in Greek mythology. Directed by Niccolo Pericoli Tribolo II (1500-1550), 1549. Bargello Museum, Florence

Background imagePanflute Collection: Geography. Germany. German soldiers. German costumes of the XVIIth cent

Geography. Germany. German soldiers. German costumes of the XVIIth cent. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen"
3434990 Geography. Germany. German soldiers. German costumes of the XVIIth cent. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany

Background imagePanflute Collection: Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the cymbal, the other plays the fife

Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the cymbal, the other plays the fife
BEN5463611 Musician Angels. Two children (Putto - Putti): one plays the cymbal, the other plays the fife and one plays with a rose. Bas relief (Bas-relief) made by Agostino di Duccio, around 1450

Background imagePanflute Collection: Peter Pan: High in the treetops of Never Never Neverland (colour litho)

Peter Pan: High in the treetops of Never Never Neverland (colour litho)
8635657 Peter Pan: High in the treetops of Never Never Neverland (colour litho) by Barham, Sybil (1877-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: High in the treetops of Never Never Neverland)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Musikalische Unterhaltung / Musical Entertainment (colour litho)

Musikalische Unterhaltung / Musical Entertainment (colour litho)
8666191 Musikalische Unterhaltung / Musical Entertainment (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musikalische Unterhaltung)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Men's baths, early 16th Century (colour litho)

Men's baths, early 16th Century (colour litho)
8663524 Men's baths, early 16th Century (colour litho) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men's baths, early 16th Century)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval

Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave
MMM5460188 Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave, draw, read (or study), play music (flute)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220559 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Domestic life of women in ancient Greece (engraving)

Domestic life of women in ancient Greece (engraving)
8635013 Domestic life of women in ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Domestic life of women in ancient Greece)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Captain George Graham (1715-1747), in the cabin of his ship Nottingham

Captain George Graham (1715-1747), in the cabin of his ship Nottingham, painting commemorating his victory off
MMM5463033 Captain George Graham (1715-1747), in the cabin of his ship Nottingham, painting commemorating his victory off the coast of Ostend (Belgium), in June 1745

Background imagePanflute Collection: T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)

T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving)
DUV4221975 T: a travelling musician (Homo Titubans) - The Alphabet of Death, c.1856 (engraving); 8x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drawing by H)

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin (chromolitho)

The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin (chromolitho)
8664016 The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Geography. Germany. German soldiers. German costumes of the XVIIth cent

Geography. Germany. German soldiers. German costumes of the XVIIth cent. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen"
3434988 Geography. Germany. German soldiers. German costumes of the XVIIth cent. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany

Background imagePanflute Collection: English Period Costumes: A Gentleman, Nineteenth Century (colour litho)

English Period Costumes: A Gentleman, Nineteenth Century (colour litho)
8668196 English Period Costumes: A Gentleman, Nineteenth Century (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gentleman, Nineteenth Century)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Lovers Playing the Same Fute (parody of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei)

Lovers Playing the Same Fute (parody of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei), c.1767 (colour woodblock print; chuban)
5859759 Lovers Playing the Same Fute (parody of Xuanzong and Yang Guifei), c.1767 (colour woodblock print; chuban) by Harunobu, Suzuki (1725-70); 26.8 x 19.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Fifer, 1866 (huile sur toile)

The Fifer, 1866 (huile sur toile)
LRI4579306 The Fifer, 1866 (huile sur toile) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Painting by Edouard Manet); Luisa Ricciarini

Background imagePanflute Collection: The panflute

The panflute
Ellen van Deelen

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Observatory and surroundings, view from the Butte aux Cailles, c.1710 (oil on canvas)

The Observatory and surroundings, view from the Butte aux Cailles, c.1710 (oil on canvas)
XIR417052 The Observatory and surroundings, view from the Butte aux Cailles, c.1710 (oil on canvas) by Millet, Jean-Francois, the Younger (1666-1723); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

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3673595

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3671406

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3673378

Background imagePanflute Collection: Tuning, 1867 (graphite)

Tuning, 1867 (graphite)
XOS5885780 Tuning, 1867 (graphite) by Mount, William Sidney (1807-68); 9.7x16.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by William Sidney Mount)

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3673282

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Mischievous or the Flute Player, 1642 (Etching)

The Mischievous or the Flute Player, 1642 (Etching)
7393351 The Mischievous or the Flute Player, 1642 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 11, 6 x 14, 4 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Background imagePanflute Collection: Assumption of the Virgin (painting on wood)

Assumption of the Virgin (painting on wood)
885735 Assumption of the Virgin (painting on wood) by Fungai, Bernardino (1460-1516); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The bodily taking up of Mary)

Background imagePanflute Collection: 'Wishing you a Jolly Christmas', Victorian card, c. 1880 (chromolitho)

"Wishing you a Jolly Christmas", Victorian card, c. 1880 (chromolitho)
BAL12671 "Wishing you a Jolly Christmas", Victorian card, c.1880 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Group of Pan and Daphnis, 2nd century (marble)

Group of Pan and Daphnis, 2nd century (marble)
7146745 Group of Pan and Daphnis, 2nd century (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Group of Pan and Daphnis (or Olympus), roman art, marble

Background imagePanflute Collection: Satyr and shepherd, (painting)

Satyr and shepherd, (painting)
7129342 Satyr and shepherd, (painting) by Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Satyr and shepherd, Annibale Carracci, Doria Pamphilj gallery, Rome)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)

Return of the Prodigal Son, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
7352688 Return of the Prodigal Son, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Wael, Cornelis de (1592-1667); 227x265 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Scene with figures in the classical style, 1513 circa, (oil on canvas)

Scene with figures in the classical style, 1513 circa, (oil on canvas)
7146769 Scene with figures in the classical style, 1513 circa, (oil on canvas) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Background imagePanflute Collection: Landscape with satyrs, 17th century (oil on canvas)

Landscape with satyrs, 17th century (oil on canvas)
7129505 Landscape with satyrs, 17th century (oil on canvas) by Testa, Pietro (Il Lucchesino) (1611-50); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imagePanflute Collection: Young boy and a girl with flute and sheep, 1792 (graphite with pen and black and red ink on paper)

Young boy and a girl with flute and sheep, 1792 (graphite with pen and black and red ink on paper)
7308283 Young boy and a girl with flute and sheep, 1792 (graphite with pen and black and red ink on paper) by Lanfranco, Giovanni (1582-1647); 33.2x24.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imagePanflute Collection: Great bookcase, 1859-62 (pine, carved, painted and gilded)

Great bookcase, 1859-62 (pine, carved, painted and gilded)
7246644 Great bookcase, 1859-62 (pine, carved, painted and gilded) by English School, (19th century); 317.5x173.9x49.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; © Ashmolean Museum

Background imagePanflute Collection: Rococo, 1912 (oil on canvas)

Rococo, 1912 (oil on canvas)
7309052 Rococo, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Macke, August (1887-1914); 89x89 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by August Macke (1887-1914))

Background imagePanflute Collection: Faun playing the Flute, 1707-1709 (marble)

Faun playing the Flute, 1707-1709 (marble)
7301134 Faun playing the Flute, 1707-1709 (marble) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Faun playing the Flute, Marble)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Hans the flute player, 1906 (poster)

Hans the flute player, 1906 (poster)
LRI4619866 Hans the flute player, 1906 (poster) by Metlicovitz, Leopoldo (1868-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hans the flute player Operetta composed by Louis Ganne (1862-1923) 1906

Background imagePanflute Collection: Flute Concerto in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany

Flute Concerto in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany
7278846 Flute Concerto in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flute Concerto in Sanssouci, Potsdam, Germany, Historic)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Faun playing the Flute, 1707-1709 (marble)

Faun playing the Flute, 1707-1709 (marble)
7301133 Faun playing the Flute, 1707-1709 (marble) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Faun playing the Flute, Marble)

Background imagePanflute Collection: An old couple making music at home, he playing the flute and his woman holding the notes, 1880

An old couple making music at home, he playing the flute and his woman holding the notes, 1880
7279567 An old couple making music at home, he playing the flute and his woman holding the notes, 1880 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Faun with a Kid. 1685 (sculpture)

Faun with a Kid. 1685 (sculpture)
7301132 Faun with a Kid. 1685 (sculpture) by Lepautre, Pierre (1660-1744); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Faun with a Kid, Marble, 1685 Copy of a recently discovered classical marble sculpture)

Background imagePanflute Collection: Children Practising Playing the Flute, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th

Children Practising Playing the Flute, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
7278822 Children Practising Playing the Flute, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century by Unknown Artist

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, c

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, c
5860870 The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, c.1783 (colour woodblock print; hosoban) by Shunsho

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Dance, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)

The Dance, c. 1750 (oil on canvas)
5859596 The Dance, c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Pietro Longhi (c.1701-85))

Background imagePanflute Collection: The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century)

The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century)
LRI4670800 The Adoration of Shepherds (Miniature, 12th century) by Armenian School, (12th century); Armenian Museum, Isfahan

Background imagePanflute Collection: Theophile Delcasse, 1904 (colour litho)

Theophile Delcasse, 1904 (colour litho)
1731004 Theophile Delcasse, 1904 (colour litho) by Sirat, Joseph (1869-1937); (add.info.: Theophile Delcasse (1852-1923) French minister for foreign affairs (1898-1905)

Background imagePanflute Collection: 397488

397488 by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; JMK Archiv




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The panflute, a timeless instrument that has captivated hearts for centuries. Its melodic tones have been immortalized in various forms of art throughout history. In the Allegory of Music, 1649, this enchanting instrument takes center stage on an oil canvas, symbolizing its significance in the world of harmony and rhythm. Fast forward to Tuning, 1867; a graphite sketch showcasing the meticulous attention given to each pipe's pitch and sound quality. The artist's dedication is evident as they strive for perfection in creating harmonious melodies. In The Mischievous or the Flute Player, 1642, an etching captures the playful nature associated with this versatile instrument. It depicts a mischievous figure delighting listeners with his captivating tunes. The panflute even finds its place within religious art like Assumption of the Virgin (painting on wood). Here it serves as a reminder of divine inspiration and spiritual elevation through music. "Wishing you a Jolly Christmas, " Victorian card c. 1880 features a chromolitho print depicting joyful figures playing their panflutes during festive celebrations. A testament to how this instrument brings cheer and merriment during special occasions. Stories of Apollo and Muses fresco from 1782-1787 portrays these mythical beings surrounded by heavenly melodies produced by none other than the magical panflute itself. A Group of Pan and Daphnis sculpture carved from marble transports us back to ancient times where tales were told through hauntingly beautiful flute solos echoing across hillsides. Satyr and shepherd painting showcases how this humble instrument bridges gaps between different social classes; uniting both rustic shepherds and mythical creatures alike under one harmonious melody. Return of the Prodigal Son c. 1650 illustrates redemption through music as we witness heartfelt melodies played on the panflute accompanying scenes filled with forgiveness and reconciliation.