Troilus – Act V, Scene VI

Gustave Doré

Undated

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Various types of birds are personified. In the foreground, an older turkey in a top hat stands beside a line of young birds in top hats. In the background is a line of birds in bonnets and shaws.
The paintings represents an allegory of music. Two tightly clustered men, a boy, and a woman shown at bust-length are singing from two sheets with musical notations and a book. The woman may be Euterpe, the muse of Music from ancient Greek mythology; she wears flowers in her hair. Central to the painting is the Black man who is looking back at the viewer. He is wearing a feathered turban and pearl earrings
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