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Dewing’s small, densely packed composition of four singing angels alludes to depictions of angels playing musical instruments found in 14th-century medieval manuscripts. Angels were traditionally shown playing stringed instruments, whose delicate tones were thought to lift the mind to spiritual matters. The harp, as depicted here, was the instrument most closely associated with heavenly music. With the continuous circling of halos and harps, Dewing suggested a hypnotic, celestial melody.
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Details
- Maker
- Thomas Wilmer Dewing (American, 1851–1938)
- Date
- 1884
- Medium
- gouache over graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 30.8 x 27.8 cm (12 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.); Image: 27 x 23 cm (10 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
Shown in
- Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and PrintsJan 25, 2015 – May 17, 2015
- Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of ArtMar 9, 2014 – Jun 8, 2014
- Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of ArtAug 27, 2000 – Oct 17, 2000
- Treasures on PaperMay 10, 1988 – Jul 24, 1988
- America DrawsDec 28, 1984 – Mar 17, 1985