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Music, often thought to be the most elevated of the arts, and musical instruments appear throughout Western art. The violin (related to the ancient lyre played by the gods in mythological painting) was considered a particularly refined instrument, with associations to the great poets and thinkers of the past.
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William
Michael Harnett, The Old Violin (detail), 1886,
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Mellon Scaife in honor of Paul Mellon 1993.15.1
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