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Painter:
Dodge, William de Leftwich 1867-1935  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Lunette
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Library of Congress 10 1st Street, S.E Northwest Pavilion Washington District of Columbia 20540
Date:
1895-1896
Notes:
Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 148-151.
Summary:
Apollo is seated on a bench and playing a lyre. Others figures play various instruments, including a violin, trumpets, pipes, and a mandolin.
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Music  Search this
Mythology--Classical--Apollo  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Lyre  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Violin  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Trumpet  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Pipe  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Mandolin  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAP 08480663
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_372016