{"product_id":"14399-musical-iconagraphy-string-quartets-krylov-ivan-animal-string-quartet-original-painting","title":"[Musical Iconagraphy] [String Quartets] [Krylov, Ivan. (1769-1844)] Animal String Quartet - Original Painting","description":"A very colorful and charming painting depicting a string quartet made up of a goat, a monkey, a donkey and a bear. A decorative border has been drafted in pencil around the scene, but evidently not completed. Below the image, a note in pencil indicates the names of the animals (Dana, Misha Grisha, Serge, and Nathan!) and a quotation in Russian reads: \"...it doesn't matter how you sit \/ you will never be a musician.\" \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eOn heavy card with overall toning, wear, some splatter marks at the lower left, and tape remnants at the left and right; the painting itself in fine condition. 18 x 12.5 inches (45.5 x 32 cm).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.42857;\"\u003eThe painting is a representation of the well-known Russian fable \"Quartet\" by poet Ivan Krylov, and the hand-written caption quotes the last two lines of the poem. The fable tells the story of a monkey, donkey, goat, and bear who sit down to try to play string quartets, but are unsuccessful, despite trying various seating formations. When they eventually ask a passing nightingale (also pictured in this painting!) for her advice, she tells them that no seating arrangement will help them to be musicians: they are lacking the right ear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093549207711,"sku":"14399","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Animal_String_Quartet_14399_282_29.jpg?v=1722188772","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14399-musical-iconagraphy-string-quartets-krylov-ivan-animal-string-quartet-original-painting","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}