Joséphine’s Art A selection of art from the collection at The Bowes Museum to accompany the music that we have chosen for our summer concerts. For more information and to book tickets see the concert page: All images kindly supplied by The Bowes Museum. The 12-part counterpoint of Thomas Tomkins' 'O Praise the Lord all ye heathen' matches the intricacy of this 17th century lace collar.El Greco, 'The Tears of St Peter' The agony portrayed in El Greco's painting is depicted in music in a highly dramatic cantata by Charpentier and a beautiful madrigal by di Lasso. Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni, by Francesco Trevisani Cardinal Ottoboni supported a number of musicians, including Lotti, whose 8-part 'Crucifixus' we sing for this programme.Canaletto: The Bucintoro returning to the Molo on Ascension Day after the Ceremony of Wedding the Adriatic Monteverdi and Canaletto are both closely associated with Venice: we sing the 'Lauda Jerusalem' from the 1610 Vespers.Portrait of Joséphine Bowes: Antoine Dury In the second half of the concert, we turn to the world of Joséphine Bowes with 19th century French musicJoséphine Bowes: 'Souvenir de Normandie: soleil couchant' 'Prière du Soir' by Gonoud and 'Calme des Nuits' by Saint-Saëns both offer calm reflections on eventide.Joséphine Bowes: 'Le lisière d'un fôret'. In Saint-Saëns' part song 'Les fleurs et les arbres' eternal nature is married with art to light up our laughter and our tears. Joséphine Bowes: 'Snow Scene' We sing 'Walking in the snow' a wintertime love-song for by Herbert Howells.Pierre-Jacques Cazes, 'La naissance de Vénus' At The Bowes Museum, we sing Fauré's rarely performed secular cantata that uses soft, ravishing colours to herald the goddess of love. Previous Next Read more articles Previous PostThe extraordinary life of Joséphine Bowes