Artist
Bartolomeo Bettera (Italian, 1639–c. 1688)Italian, 1639–c. 1688
CultureItalian
Titles
- Still Life with Musical Instruments
DateProbably 1680s
PlaceItaly
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 42 × 58 1/2 in. (106.7 × 148.6 cm)
Frame (outer): 45 5/8 × 64 1/4 × 3 in. (115.9 × 163.2 × 7.6 cm)
Frame (outer): 45 5/8 × 64 1/4 × 3 in. (115.9 × 163.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1981.4
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
Exhibition History"Picturing the Senses in European Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 10–July 17, 2011.
"The Art and Science of Optics," The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Claremont, California, November 12, 2022–March 26, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower right, on label: “BARTOL˚ BETTERA”
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