Music 1775 - 1795

"Music" is a terracotta relief sculpture by French artist Clodion (Claude Michel), created between 1775 and 1795. The work, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, depicts a scene of musical education, with two women and a child. One of the women plays a lyre, while the other leans forward, seemingly in attentive listening. The child, holding sheet music, observes the instruction. Clodion, renowned for his elegant Neoclassical style, masterfully conveys the grace and refinement of the figures. This piece exemplifies the artist's fascination with themes of love, music, and the arts, characteristic of his work during the Rococo period.