Caption

Palestrina's music stand. The scene depicts a stylised performance or rehearsal from the era of the famous Renaissance composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (16th century) . An elderly, bearded man sits in the centre, conducting the ensemble in front of a large, open music book. Surrounding him are several men and woman holding or playing historical musical instruments, including plucked and stringed instruments, illustration, reproduction of a 19th-century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of the original unknown, historical, nostalgically coloured

Date

Jun 19, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H41_009

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

111.9Mb (37.3Mb) / 24.3in x 17.9in / 7288 x 5368 (300dpi)

Keywords

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