Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

Mermaid playing a lute

1550–1600
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mermaid playing a lute
  • Date: 1550–1600
  • Culture: Italian, possibly Venice
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
  • Object Number: 30.95.111
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

More Artwork

More Artwork
Virginal, Wood, parchment, ivory, paint, Italian
Virginal
Italian
1540
Inkstand, Bronze, probably Northern Italian, Padua
Inkstand
probably Northern Italian, Padua
ca. 1500
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, Francesco Colonna Italian, Printed book with woodcut illustrations
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili
Multiple artists/makers
December 1499
Inkwell (one of a pair) surmounted by finial figure representing History, Bronze, Possibly Northern Italian
Inkwell (one of a pair) surmounted by finial figure representing History
Possibly Northern Italian
17th century or later
Glaive of the Rota Family, Steel, gold, wood, Italian, Venice
Glaive of the Rota Family
Italian, Venice
ca. 1600

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.