03 — ARTWORK
Music
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, diameter 230 cm
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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This tondoA circular painting or relief sculpture. The tondo derives from classical medallions and was used in the Renaissance as a compositional device for creating an ideal visual harmony. It was particularly popular in Florence and was often used for depictions of the Madonna and Child., one of the twenty-one painted for the ceiling of the celebrated library, won the golden chain prize for the artist.
On the painting, the Apollonian serenity of the noble winged instruments is offset by the Dionysiac presence of the mutilated statue of the predatory faunAncient Roman god of nature, protector of shepherds, farmers, fields and livestock. Equated with the Greek god Pan, he is frequently depicted with a goats legs and horns.. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 5 minutes):<BR><A HREF="#" onClick="w=window.open ('/music1/16_cent/gabrieli_canzon.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350');w.opener=this;w.focus();return true"><B>Giovanni Gabrieli: Canzon a Duodecimi Toni</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Music by VERONESE, Paolo},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/veronese-paolo-r08519f0f01c530/music-rd8e159035b46f8},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
