The 1878 exhibition catalogue entry for this painting included the lyrics “Alas, I know a love song, / Sad or happy, each in turn.” Fittingly, Cupid, with arrows slung over his shoulder, pumps the organ at right. Artists and writers of the period embraced music as a model for art that appealed directly to the emotions. One critic said of this picture, “There is no story: nothing to guess at, but everything to feel.” Burne-Jones also associated the melancholy scene with his tempestuous affair with artist and model Maria Zambaco (1843–1914). The painting was first owned by businessman William Graham, who commissioned the Small Briar Rose series displayed nearby.

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      这幅作品是根据一首布列塔尼民谣创作的，画面中有一位美丽的年轻女子在弹风琴，一位穿着盔甲的年轻男子在侧耳倾听，一个穿着红色长袍的天使在调试琴弦。画面的用色和表达的情感有些早期文艺复兴时期画作的遗风。亨利·詹姆斯认为这幅作品“有着乔尔乔涅式的怀旧情怀，也有着提香画面中的热情四溢。”