Lyre Collection (page 8)

Oinochoe (Pitcher), about 440 BCE. Creator: Painter of Naples 3136
Oinochoe (Pitcher), about 440 BCE

Hydria (Water Jar), 480-470 BCE. Creator: Orchard Painter
Hydria (Water Jar), 480-470 BCE

Music and dance of the 8th or 9th century. A young girl in tunic and cape dances to music from two female musicians
FLO4673826 Music and dance of the 8th or 9th century. A young girl in tunic and cape dances to music from two female musicians playing a double flute and lyre with plectrum

Low reliefs "Apollo and Meditation". Sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). Musee Bourdelle in Paris
JEB4928167 Low reliefs " Apollo and Meditation". Sculpture by Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929). Musee Bourdelle in Paris. 18 rue Antoine Bourdelle

Then Orpheus took his harp and began his magic song, illustration for How they built the ship "Argo"in
IL193712 Then Orpheus took his harp and began his magic song, illustration for How they built the ship " Argo" in Iolcos, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales

Greek poet and musician Arion de Methymne (7th century BC) saves by a dolphin Detail from the Galerie doree of
JLJ4680215 Greek poet and musician Arion de Methymne (7th century BC) saves by a dolphin Detail from the Galerie doree of the Hotel de Toulouse

Diploma award from the VIII Olympiad, held in Paris, 1924 (colour litho)
PER293862 Diploma award from the VIII Olympiad, held in Paris, 1924 (colour litho) by Naudin, Bernard (1876-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: VIIIe Olympiade Paris M CM XXIV)

Etruscan major triumphal parade
6339920 Etruscan major triumphal parade by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: Etruscan major triumphal parade. A warrior in a quadriga four-horse chariot with shield-bearer, led by musicians)

Etruscans in garlands lying on couches at a feaSt Servants bring food and wine, while musicians play lyre
6339903 Etruscans in garlands lying on couches at a feaSt Servants bring food and wine, while musicians play lyre, panpipes and flute by Corsi (19th century); (add.info)

Orphan, 1922 (Sculpture)
LRI4677571 Orphan, 1922 (Sculpture) by Martini, Arturo (1889-1947); Galleria Comunale d Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini

"Orphee et Eurydice aux enfers"(Orpheus and Eurydice in the Hell) Peinture de Pieter Fris (1627-1706)
FIA5397981 " Orphee et Eurydice aux enfers" (Orpheus and Eurydice in the Hell) Peinture de Pieter Fris (1627-1706) 1652 Dim 61x77 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid by Fris

Apollo with avLyre and a Cherub, 1557 (detached fresco)
5973977 Apollo with avLyre and a Cherub, 1557 (detached fresco) by Gambara, Lattanzio (1530-74); (add.info.: Brescia, Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo: " Apollo con la lira e un putto")

fart44169
FIA5618211 fart44169 by Duqueylard, Jean Francois Paul (1771-1845); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orphee - Orpheus par Duqueylard, Hugues Jean Francois Paul (1771-1845)

As he played they danced to his measure, in and out, and round and round (litho)
STC445080 As he played they danced to his measure, in and out, and round and round (litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: The centaur Chiron, mentor of Jason)

Sappho. Painting by Soma Orlay Petrich (1822-1880), oil on canvas, circa 1860. Hungarian art, 19th century
LSE4315332 Sappho. Painting by Soma Orlay Petrich (1822-1880), oil on canvas, circa 1860. Hungarian art, 19th century. Magyar Nemzeti Galleria, Budapest, Hungary

Statue of Clio, Greek muse of history and lyre playing, with lyre
5323778 Statue of Clio, Greek muse of history and lyre playing, with lyre by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Clio, Greek muse of history and lyre playing, with lyre)

The Muse on the Run, song by Beranger, 1821 (illustration)
7211529 The Muse on the Run, song by Beranger, 1821 (illustration) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); (add.info.: Illustration by Godefroy Durand for a song by Pierre Jean de Beranger (1780-1857)

Sappho on the Leucadian cliffs (engraving)
7157336 Sappho on the Leucadian cliffs (engraving) by Kanoldt, Edmund Friedrich (1845-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sappho on the Leucadian cliffs)

Achilles receives Agamemnons envoys. Illustration by Clement Gontier (1876-1918)
XEE4407844 Achilles receives Agamemnons envoys. Illustration by Clement Gontier (1876-1918) for Homeres " The Iliad" (Omero). Paris, Henri Laurens, 1930

The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco
6339997 The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco by Corsi (19th century); (add.info.: The Aldobrandini Wedding fresco. The wedding of Peleus and Thetis, parents of Achilles)

Apollo and the Muses, 1618 (fresco)
5949123 Apollo and the Muses, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); (add.info.: Ducal Palace, Mantova, Lombardy. The god plays his lyre sitting on a rock surrounded by Muses and winged cherubs)

Statue of Pythian Apollo, patron of Delphi, with lyre
5323767 Statue of Pythian Apollo, patron of Delphi, with lyre by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Pythian Apollo, patron of Delphi, with lyre)

Woman followed by a Leopard, illustration from Les Mythes by Paul Valery (1871-1945) published 1923 (pochoir print)
STC227561 Woman followed by a Leopard, illustration from Les Mythes by Paul Valery (1871-1945) published 1923 (pochoir print) by Barbier

Conte de fee. Oeuvre de Nadezhda Sergeyevna Psishcheva (1881-1913), aquarelle et encre sur papier, 1904
FIA5341801 Conte de fee. Oeuvre de Nadezhda Sergeyevna Psishcheva (1881-1913), aquarelle et encre sur papier, 1904. Art russe, debut 20e siecle, modernisme. Collection privee

Orpheus, c. 1898-1901 (pencil)
6199348 Orpheus, c.1898-1901 (pencil) by Davidson, George Dutch (1879-1901); 19.7x22.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Statue of Homere (8th century BC) (marble)
YOU4419187 Statue of Homere (8th century BC) (marble) by Roland, Philippe Laurent (1746-1816); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Homere (8th century BC), Greek poet

Orphee aux Hell Illustration for the opera "Orfeo"by Monteverdi, 1897 (oil on canvas)
JEB4873722 Orphee aux Hell Illustration for the opera " Orfeo" by Monteverdi, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Beronneau, Pierre Amedee Marcel (1869-1937); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

The Illustrated Voltaire, 1880_2_29 - Illustration by Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885)
ICA4936136 The Illustrated Voltaire, 1880_2_29 - Illustration by Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit Gill (1840-1885): Hugo Victor by Gill (Louis Alexandre Gosset de Guines dit) (1840-1885)

Apollo, god of music and dance, and the satyr Marsyas, 1815 (engraving)
7235395 Apollo, god of music and dance, and the satyr Marsyas, 1815 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apollo, god of music and dance)

Autumn (oil on canvas)
CH368187 Autumn (oil on canvas) by Muckley, Louis Fairfax (1862-1926); 206.4x82.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Egypt, from The Art of Perfume, pub. 1912 (pochoir print)
STC98136 Egypt, from The Art of Perfume, pub. 1912 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Portrait of the Greek poet Sapho (Sappho) playing the lyre Painting by Leopold Burthe (1823-1860) 1849 Sun
JLJ4683696 Portrait of the Greek poet Sapho (Sappho) playing the lyre Painting by Leopold Burthe (1823-1860) 1849 Sun. 1, 06x0, 69 m Carcassonne, Musee des Beaux Arts by Burthe

Allegory on the accession to the throne of Emperor Alexander I par Avril, Jean-Jacques (1744-1831)
FIA5404333 Allegory on the accession to the throne of Emperor Alexander I par Avril, Jean-Jacques (1744-1831). Copper engraving, 1805, State History Museum, Moscow by Avril

Saint Cecilia, 1889
BAL50092 Saint Cecilia, 1889 by Bunny, Rupert Charles Wolston (1864-1947); Philip Bacon Collection, Brisbane, Australia

Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL174585 Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Origins of Christmas - Druids cutting mistletoe, late 19th century (litho)
3315981 Origins of Christmas - Druids cutting mistletoe, late 19th century (litho) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

A garden scene, from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili attributed to Francesco Colonna (c)
STC170879 A garden scene, from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili attributed to Francesco Colonna (c.1432-1527), published 1499 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School

Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v Detail showing musicians, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL174586 Ms Hunter 229 f.21v Detail showing musicians, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School

Ms Hunter 229 f. 21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c. 1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum)
GUL175490 Ms Hunter 229 f.21v David tuning his harp, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) by English School, (12th century); 29.2x19.1 cm; Glasgow University Library

Ms Hunter 229 f. 88r An Ass seated playing a harp, a Goat on his hind legs singing, from the Hunterian Psalter, c
GUL174591 Ms Hunter 229 f.88r An Ass seated playing a harp, a Goat on his hind legs singing, from the Hunterian Psalter, c.1170 (pen & ink and tempera on vellum) (detail) by English School

Origins of Christmas - Druids cutting mistletoe, late 19th century (engraving)
3315925 Origins of Christmas - Druids cutting mistletoe, late 19th century (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Diptych with poet and muse, 5th-6th century (ivory)
AIS5390440 Diptych with poet and muse, 5th-6th century (ivory) by Italian school, (5th-6th century); Treasury of Monza Cathedral, Italy

Ladies secretaire and parlor chair, 1809
6339906 Ladies secretaire and parlor chair, 1809 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Ladies secretaire and parlor chair, 1809)

A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe, illustration from The Valley of the Nile
STC89039 A Berber Playing the Kissar to Women of the Same Tribe, illustration from The Valley of the Nile, engraved by Eugene Le Roux (1807-63) pub

Mercurys chariot, 1672. (painting)
7231610 Mercurys chariot, 1672. (painting) by Champaigne, Jean Baptiste de (1631-81); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles, France; (add.info.: Versailles palace)

Painting on an ancient Greek lekythos (litho)
7149506 Painting on an ancient Greek lekythos (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting on an ancient Greek lekythos (oil jug)

Procession pulling a chariot (woodcut)
7157538 Procession pulling a chariot (woodcut) by Italian School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Procession pulling a chariot)

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The lyre, a timeless symbol of music and poetry, has captivated artists and musicians throughout history. From its depiction on the Illustrated London News Christmas number cover in 1904 to The Bard immortalizing it in his oil painting from c. 1817, the lyre's enchanting melodies have resonated across centuries. In the celestial realm, the Cygnus and Lyra constellations pay homage to this ancient instrument. As stars twinkle in harmony, they echo the harmonious chords produced by skilled hands strumming a lyre's strings. Musical Instruments of 1883 showcases various renditions of this captivating instrument - each with its unique charm and allure. Blunt / Cygnus & Lyra / Pl32 captures its elegance as part of an exquisite costume design for 1815-1820. Even literary giants like Dr Johnson found solace in its melodic embrace while reading Oval. Orpheus himself wielded a lyre so masterfully that even nature danced to his tunes; John Charles Dollman's Orpheus and His Lute beautifully portrays this mythological tale from late 19th-early 20th century (1914). Ancient artifacts further testify to the enduring legacy of the lyre. Apollo offering a libation to the raven on a kylix dating back to the 5th century BC transports us back in time when this instrument was revered as divine inspiration. A marble sculpture of Pothos from the 2nd century AD reminds us that love can be expressed through lyrical melodies. The world of theater also embraced this enchanting instrument; Design for Gilbert and Sullivan's A Dream of Patience incorporates it into their whimsical production, adding an ethereal touch to their storytelling. Lastly, a mosaic depicting Orpheus at Miletus displayed at Berlin's Pergamon Museum serves as a testament to how artistry transcends boundaries and connects civilizations.