200 Years, Anniversary Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

haydnmania: the 2009 anniversary

international fame at lifetime: J.H.!

May 31, 2009 at 1:44 pm · Filed under Haydn, Haydnportrait, Joseph Haydn, Portrait, art, fame, life, painting and tagged: , , , , , , ,

goya_duke_of_alba

One of the most eloquent visual illustrations of Joseph Haydn’s international fame was Goya’s magnificent portrait of the Spanish Duke of Alba holding a book of Haydn’s Four Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment, now in the Prado.

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  international fame at lifetime: J.H.! wrote @ May 31, 2009 at 1:50 pm

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