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Violin Collection (#7)

"Captivating the World: The Enchanting Tale of the Violin" In the realm of entertainment, Laurel and Hardy's comedic genius was unmatched

Background imageViolin Collection: A Musical Party, c.1635-c.1645. Creator: Adriaen van de Venne

A Musical Party, c.1635-c.1645. Creator: Adriaen van de Venne
A Musical Party, c.1635-c.1645

Background imageViolin Collection: Allegory of Nature as the Mother of Art, 1540-1557. Creator: Jan Sanders van Hemessen

Allegory of Nature as the Mother of Art, 1540-1557. Creator: Jan Sanders van Hemessen
Allegory of Nature as the Mother of Art, 1540-1557. Other Title(s): Allegory (Nature as the Nursemaid of Art)

Background imageViolin Collection: Still Life with a Copy of De Waere Mercurius, a Broadsheet with the News of Tromp's Victory

Still Life with a Copy of De Waere Mercurius, a Broadsheet with the News of Tromp's Victory over three English Ships on 28 June 1639, and a Poem telling the story of Apelles and the Cobbler, 1655

Background imageViolin Collection: The Merry Fiddler, 1660-1680. Creator: Ary de Vois

The Merry Fiddler, 1660-1680. Creator: Ary de Vois
The Merry Fiddler, 1660-1680

Background imageViolin Collection: Figures before a Village Inn, 1642. Creator: Cornelis Saftleven

Figures before a Village Inn, 1642. Creator: Cornelis Saftleven
Figures before a Village Inn, 1642. Other Title(s): A company of country folk

Background imageViolin Collection: Vanitas Still Life, 1630-1660. Creator: Stevers

Vanitas Still Life, 1630-1660. Creator: Stevers
Vanitas Still Life, 1630-1660

Background imageViolin Collection: Man with a fiddle in bad company, 1670-1700. Creator: Unknown

Man with a fiddle in bad company, 1670-1700. Creator: Unknown
Man with a fiddle in bad company, 1670-1700. Copy after Jan Havicksz. Steen

Background imageViolin Collection: Vanitas still life, 1660. Creator: N.L. Peschier

Vanitas still life, 1660. Creator: N.L. Peschier
Vanitas still life, 1660. Other Title(s): Vanitas still life

Background imageViolin Collection: Attributes of Music, 1765. Creator: Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Siméon (1699-1779)

Attributes of Music, 1765. Creator: Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Siméon (1699-1779)
Attributes of Music, 1765. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageViolin Collection: Young Man with a Violin. Charles Théodose Godefroy (1718-1796)

Young Man with a Violin. Charles Théodose Godefroy (1718-1796), eldest son of the jeweler Charles Go Creator: Chardin
Young Man with a Violin. Charles Theodose Godefroy (1718-1796), eldest son of the jeweler Charles Godefroy, ca 1735. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageViolin Collection: Peasants making Music and Dancing, 1650-1664. Creator: Cornelis Bega

Peasants making Music and Dancing, 1650-1664. Creator: Cornelis Bega
Peasants making Music and Dancing, 1650-1664

Background imageViolin Collection: The Merry Fiddler, 1623. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst

The Merry Fiddler, 1623. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst
The Merry Fiddler, 1623. Other Title(s): Merry Violinist with Wineglass

Background imageViolin Collection: Village with a Puppeteer Entertaining a Small Crowd, c.1650-c.1660. Creator: Peeter Gysels

Village with a Puppeteer Entertaining a Small Crowd, c.1650-c.1660. Creator: Peeter Gysels
Village with a Puppeteer Entertaining a Small Crowd, c.1650-c.1660

Background imageViolin Collection: As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1638. Creator: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)

As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1638. Creator: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)
As the Old Sing, So Pipe the Young, 1638. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Background imageViolin Collection: Mr. Tosha [sic] Seidel, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Tosha [sic] Seidel, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Toscha Seidel, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Russian violinist

Background imageViolin Collection: Mr. Tosha [sic] Seidel and an unidentified woman, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13

Mr. Tosha [sic] Seidel and an unidentified woman, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Toscha Seidel and an unidentified woman, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Russian violinist

Background imageViolin Collection: Mr. Tosha [sic] Seidel and an unidentified woman, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13

Mr. Tosha [sic] Seidel and an unidentified woman, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Toscha Seidel and an unidentified woman, portrait photograph, 1918 May 13. Russian violinist

Background imageViolin Collection: Neighborhood Music School pupil, 1925 Aug. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Neighborhood Music School pupil, 1925 Aug. 11. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Neighborhood Music School pupil, 1925 Aug. 11. Address: 238 E. 105th St. New York City

Background imageViolin Collection: Miss Rebecca Clark, portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Rebecca Clark, portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 29. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Rebecca Clark, portrait photograph, 1917 Nov. 29. British composer

Background imageViolin Collection: Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. French pianist and composer Robert Marcel Casadesus

Background imageViolin Collection: Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Robert Casadesus, portrait photograph, 1918 Mar. 27. French pianist and composer Robert Marcel Casadesus

Background imageViolin Collection: Rubel, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 July 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Rubel, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 July 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Rubel, Miss, portrait photograph, 1915 July 3

Background imageViolin Collection: McMillan, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe

McMillan, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913. Creator: Arnold Genthe
McMillan, Mr. portrait photograph, 1913

Background imageViolin Collection: Mannes, David, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 28. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Mannes, David, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 28. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mannes, David, Mr. portrait photograph, 1916 Apr. 28

Background imageViolin Collection: Caslova, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Caslova, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 2. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Caslova, Miss, portrait photograph, 1917 Oct. 2

Background imageViolin Collection: Paganini moderne... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Paganini moderne... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Paganini moderne... 19th century. The musicians of Paris - Modern Paganini

Background imageViolin Collection: Trompe l'oeil with Violin, Music Book and Recorder, 1672. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts

Trompe l'oeil with Violin, Music Book and Recorder, 1672. Creator: Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
Trompe l'oeil with Violin, Music Book and Recorder, 1672

Background imageViolin Collection: La harpe, instrument céleste, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

La harpe, instrument céleste, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
La harpe, instrument celeste, 19th century. The harp, celestial instrument. (Littre's dictionary)

Background imageViolin Collection: A Country Dance in the Hedebo District, Zealand, 1855. Creator: Julius Exner

A Country Dance in the Hedebo District, Zealand, 1855. Creator: Julius Exner
A Country Dance in the Hedebo District, Zealand, 1855. Traditional dance in Denmark

Background imageViolin Collection: The Artist's Family Making Music Together, 1728-1732. Creator: Balthasar Denner

The Artist's Family Making Music Together, 1728-1732. Creator: Balthasar Denner
The Artist's Family Making Music Together, 1728-1732

Background imageViolin Collection: La Reine des Belges sur les lignes de L'Yser; Un soldat (a droite) joue un air de violon, 1916

La Reine des Belges sur les lignes de L'Yser; Un soldat (a droite) joue un air de violon, 1916. Creator: Unknown
La Reine des Belges sur les lignes de L'Yser; Un soldat (a droite) joue un air de violon en l'honneur de sa jeune souveraine heroique, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Background imageViolin Collection: Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument, 1717/1718. Creator: Jean-Antoine Watteau

Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument, 1717/1718. Creator: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Two Studies of a Violinist Tuning His Instrument, 1717/1718

Background imageViolin Collection: Portrait of Ray Nance, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Ray Nance, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray Nance, 1938

Background imageViolin Collection: Portrait of Johnny Long, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Johnny Long, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Long, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Background imageViolin Collection: Glenn Miller Orchestra(?), New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Glenn Miller Orchestra(?), New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Glenn Miller Orchestra(?), New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Background imageViolin Collection: Portrait of Johnny Long, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Johnny Long, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Long, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Background imageViolin Collection: Les Chanteurs de rue, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand

Les Chanteurs de rue, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand
Les Chanteurs de rue, 1862

Background imageViolin Collection: A page from a sketch book, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips

A page from a sketch book, 1899. Creator: Jay Campbell Phillips
A page from a sketch book, 1899

Background imageViolin Collection: Nicola Cosimo, 1706. Creator: John Smith

Nicola Cosimo, 1706. Creator: John Smith
Nicola Cosimo, 1706

Background imageViolin Collection: Self-Portrait with a Spider in the Window, 1758. Creator: Georg Friedrich Schmidt

Self-Portrait with a Spider in the Window, 1758. Creator: Georg Friedrich Schmidt
Self-Portrait with a Spider in the Window, 1758

Background imageViolin Collection: Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917
Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. It had an electric player violin and a player piano. It played music off of rolls'. Machine that automatically played a violin and a piano

Background imageViolin Collection: Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917
Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. It had an electric player violin and a player piano. It played music off of rolls'. Machine that automatically played a violin and a piano

Background imageViolin Collection: Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917
Violano Virtuoso, between 1914 and 1917. It had an electric player violin and a player piano. It played music off of rolls'. Machine that automatically played a violin and a piano

Background imageViolin Collection: Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, NY

Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, NY
Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Background imageViolin Collection: Le chemin de la fortune, 1778. The Road to Fortune. Creator: Nicolas-Joseph Voyez

Le chemin de la fortune, 1778. The Road to Fortune. Creator: Nicolas-Joseph Voyez
Le chemin de la fortune, 1778. The Road to Fortune

Background imageViolin Collection: Le chemin de la fortune, 1778. The Road to Fortune. Creator: Nicolas-Joseph Voyez

Le chemin de la fortune, 1778. The Road to Fortune. Creator: Nicolas-Joseph Voyez
Le chemin de la fortune, 1778. The Road to Fortune

Background imageViolin Collection: Young Violinist, 1794. Creator: Unknown

Young Violinist, 1794. Creator: Unknown
Young Violinist, 1794

Background imageViolin Collection: Portrait of Eddie South, Café Society (Uptown), New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Eddie South, Café Society (Uptown), New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie South, CafU Society (Uptown), New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946




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"Captivating the World: The Enchanting Tale of the Violin" In the realm of entertainment, Laurel and Hardy's comedic genius was unmatched. Yet, hidden beneath their slapstick antics lay a surprising harmony - the delicate notes of a violin. As they plucked at our heartstrings with laughter, this timeless instrument added an unexpected layer to their performances. Meanwhile, in "The Grasshopper and the Ant (1953), " an animated masterpiece, we witness how music can bridge gaps between different worlds. The grasshopper's soulful violin melodies captivate both young and old alike, reminding us that art knows no boundaries. A mysterious painting titled "A Musical Club, Artist Unknown" transports us to a bygone era where musicians gathered under dimly lit chandeliers. Here, amidst swirling smoke and clinking glasses, violins took center stage as artists poured their souls into each stroke of the bow. Even geniuses like Einstein found solace in playing this enchanting instrument. In awe-inspiring photographs capturing his brilliance on paper and strings alike, we see him lost in reverie as he skillfully plays his beloved violin – proving that science and art are intertwined. Jascha Heifetz's virtuosity is legendary; his name synonymous with perfection. With every performance he gave life to compositions written centuries ago or freshly inked on sheet music – showcasing how one man could make wood sing so beautifully. Gazing upon Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's statue as a boy clutching his cherished violin reminds us that talent often blossoms from tender beginnings. This prodigy would forever change classical music history through his mastery of this humble yet powerful instrument. Sheet music adorned with delicate pink roses evokes emotions only a they are stir within our hearts - its melancholic strains capable of transporting listeners to distant lands filled with love or longing. Paganini immortalized by Ingres' brushstroke stands tall, his violin an extension of his very being.