A Musician

British artist Albert Joseph Moore painted this graceful figure in classical drapery, one of many similar compositions he created throughout his career. A young woman in flowing robes holds or plays a musical instrument, posed with the decorative elegance Moore favored.

Moore was part of the Aesthetic Movement, which valued beauty for its own sake. His paintings often depict women in timeless classical settings, with careful attention to harmonious color and flowing fabric. Such works influenced interior decoration and design. It hangs at the Yale Center for British Art.