Patinated bronze, unsigned, mounted upon a later marble base.

11 x 6 3/4 x 5 in. (including base)

For reference see Sotheby's, New York, 12 January 1996, Lot 1133; Sotheby's, New York, 29 January 1998, Lot 136.

In Part II of Catalogue Raisonne by Charles Avery, this work is included as no. 126, and is listed as an "excerpt" from Bertos' multi-figure allegorical bronze groups titled Triumph of Painting and Music (cat. no. 109) in the collection of the Chrysler Museum of Norfolk, Virginia. Avery explains that Music's pose in this excerpt is comparative to the one in the multi-figure composition, where the main difference is "her left arm has been readjusted so that its hand reaches across her body to conceal her breast." In the multi-figure composition, Music is seen holding a scroll in her left arm (which is raised), along with modifications to the drapery elements, two tresses to the hair, and some modifications to the seat.

Literature: Avery, Charles, The Triumph of Motion: Francesco Bertos (1678-1741) and the Art of Sculpture, 2008, pages 82, 214, 226.

Rubbing to patina; casting flaws to chin underside and right eye; some chips to marble base.