Venus Playing the Harp (Allegory of Music)

Giovanni Lanfranco

National Gallery of Ancient Art in Palazzo Barberini

Already a part of the Barberini collection, this painting was created by the master from Parma before he left for Naples in 1634 to honor the harp player Marco Marazzuoli, known at the time as Marco dell’Arpa. The musician bequeathed the painting to Cardinal Antonio Barberini. The instrument played by Venus in the painting actually belonged to the Barberini family and can be found at the  the Museum of Musical Instruments in Rome.

LE OPERE

Venere suona l’Arpa (Allegoria della Musica) 1634 | Olio su tela Cupola - Gloria del Paradiso 1625 | Affresco Venere che suona l'arpa 1634 | Olio su tela | 150 x 214 cm. Assunzione della Maddalena 1605 | Olio su tela | 78 x 109 cm. Affreschi Affresco Ascensione di Gesù 1637 | Opera architettonica