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Audio Guide Sample: Art and Music Selections
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Image: The Musicians, ca. 1595. Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard, 1571–1610). Rogers Fund, 1952 (52.81).
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In the sixteenth century, groups of young musicians such as the one in this painting by Caravaggio would often meet to play at the home of a nobleman. In the foreground, we can see pages from what appears to be a book of madrigals. These secular songs were originally written for voices but later transcribed for instruments. In a moment we will hear a transcription for lute of the madrigal "Dove Son Quei Fieri Occhi"—"Where Are These Proud Eyes." It is a passionate work, and seems to complement Caravaggio's sensual portrayal of this quartet as it prepares for its next performance.
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