Music cabinet and piano with a relic of St Cecilia
Pierre Cuypers, the Rijksmuseum architect, designed these pieces of furniture as engagement and wedding presents for his second wife. The Gothic Revival style and the reliquary on the piano express their deep-rooted Catholicism. The images on the piano case – the Annunciation
and scenes from the life of St Cecilia, patron saint of music – allude to the difficult choice of Cuypers’ wife between marriage and a musical career.
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Music cabinet and piano with a relic of St Cecilia
Pierre Cuypers, the Rijksmuseum architect, designed these pieces of furniture as engagement and wedding presents for his second wife. The Gothic Revival style and the reliquary on the piano express their deep-rooted Catholicism. The images on the piano case – the Annunciation
and scenes from the life of St Cecilia, patron saint of music – allude to the difficult choice of Cuypers’ wife between marriage and a musical career.
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Gift of P.J.H. Cuypers
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Schenking van de heer P.J.H. Cuypers
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Pierre Cuypers, architect van ...... lijk en een muzikale loopbaan.
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Pierre Cuypers, the Rijksmuseu ...... marriage and a musical career.
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Rijksmuseum
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Music cabinet and piano with a relic of St Cecilia
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Muziekkast en piano met een reliek van Sint-Cecilia
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created
1858 - 1859
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1858 - 1859
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extent
breedte 139,8 cm
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depth 65 cm
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diepte 65 cm
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height 165.2 cm
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hoogte 165,2 cm
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width 139.8 cm
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Collectie: meubelen
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Collectie: muziekinstrumenten
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Collection: musical instruments
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temporal
derde kwart 19e eeuw
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third quarter 19th century
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