Personifications of Music and Painting

Andrea Casali (Rome 1705 - Rome 1784). Oil painting on canvas, Personifications of Music and Painting, by Andrea Casali (Rome 1705 - Rome 1784), early 1760s. Two female figures are seated on clouds. The figure to the left is dressed in white with a blue sash, draped in gold, and wears a crown on her head. She plays the harp and is identified as Music. Above her and to the right, is a second female figure dressed in a gold tunic over a white dress, draped in pale pink, and with a blue-grey ribbon in her hair. She holds a mirror, ruler and pair of dividers, and is identified as Painting. Dyrham, Gloucestershire (Accredited Museum)