The Overture to Tannhäuser
The Overture to Tannhäuser is an 1869 oil on canvas painting by Paul Cézanne, now in the Hermitage Museum.[1] It comes from the Moscow collection of Ivan Morozov. The painting shows Cézanne's sisters at their home near Aix-en-Provence. Its title refers to the work played by the pianist on the left, the overture to the Wagner opera Tannhäuser.
References[]
- ^ (in Polish) Silvia Borghesi, Anna Nermin Germeyan (translator): Cézanne. Warszawa: HPS, 2006, s. 34, 35. ISBN 83-60529-01-9.
Categories:
- 1869 paintings
- Paintings by Paul Cézanne
- Paintings in the collection of the Hermitage Museum
- 19th-century painting stubs