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Painted around 1509 in Venice — by Titian, or perhaps the young Giorgione, scholars still argue — this is one of the most quietly mysterious pictures of the Renaissance. Two finely-dressed young men make music in a golden landscape, while two nude women linger beside them, unnoticed. Are the women real, or the men's muses, visible only to us?
The painting never says. It simply glows with a warm, dreaming summer light.
Where to see it
Paris
Room 711 · Salle des États · Level 1 · Denon wing
The Hear Art 3D museum guide walks you to it.
Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons.
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