National Gallery of Australia | Audio Tour | Three Centuries of Italian Art

Donato CRETI, Dance of the nymphs [Ballo di ninfe] c.1724


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A nymph is a goddess of mountains, forests, meadows and water, all of which appear in this poetic work. A musical conversation flows between the lute, the reed and the viol players.The lute player is modelled on a figure in a painting by Ludovico Carracci.
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