# The Love Song

By [Norman Rockwell](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/norman-rockwell.md>), 1926.

Rockwell places two elderly musicians and a young listener in a domestic interior. The contrast between youth and age, and the sheet music that names the painting, give the scene its narrative focus.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 38 3/8 × 42 7/8 in. (canvas)
- Collection: [Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-ce98f15ee383a30a.md>)

[View collection record](<https://collections.discovernewfields.org/art/artwork/56170>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![Two elderly men play flute and clarinet beside a table while a young woman holding a broom listens by a window.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-ce98f15ee383a30a-18be6e0bf651c5f7/full.jpg?v=8ba5c1096d4e96546632c7c1f0664eef20097ad189996bfdc11124af9ea0d8b8>)

## Sources & credits

- Norman Rockwell, The Love Song, 1926. Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. Underlying work public domain in the United States; faithful photographic reproduction supplied by Newfields.
- Gift of Anne G. Blackman and Sidney W. Blackman in memory of Freeman E. Hertzel
- Artwork metadata and images supplied by the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields digital collection.

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