Giovanni Paisiello (1741-1816), composer

Item

Title
Giovanni Paisiello (1741-1816), composer
Rights
Musée du Louvre. Fair Use. © 2015 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Christophe Fouin.

Creator
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
Date
1790
Description
In this portrait Giovanni Paisiello the composer is seated at a red piano. With rolls of compositions on the top of the piano Giovanni is curiously looking upward while playing the piano. He is dressed in a burgundy peacoat with a bright red shirt corresponding to the piano.
Format
Painting. Oil on canvas. 129 x 94 cm.
Publisher
Musée du Louvre
Contributor
Madalyn Wnenta
Identifier
Musée du Louvre. INV 3057
Subject
Portrait; 1700s; 1800s; 18th century; composer; opera; music; piano; Italian; French; French baroque; rococo
Source
Jpeg file. Christophe Fouin. Musée du Louvre Collections. 11/2/25
https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010077717