Three lady musicians
Master of the Female Half-Lengths (active 1st half of 16th century)
Item type:paintingDate of creation:1500-1550Height:47.0 cm (18 1/2 in.)Width:37.0 cm (14 9/16 in.)Technique / Medium:oil on panelPlace of creation:FlandersSchool:FlemishItem location
- Private collection, BrazilLocation last confirmed in 1984.
Description
Three female performers, a singer holding sheet music, a seated flautist, and a standing woman playing a lute.
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Transverse flute [4093] (There is a flute case on the table.)
Lute [3394] (There is a lute case hanging on the wall.)
Musical works
Sermisy, Claudin de -- Jouissance vous donneray
legible music notationRISM link 1Image URLs
image link 1This pre-restoration image in the RKD database includes a painted over collar on the lutenist. See Slim 1984 for an image of the restored version.
Bibliographic references
Slim, H. Colin. "Paintings of lady concerts and the transmission of Jouissance vous donneray", Imago musicae 1 (1984) 51-73, fig. 4. RILM 1984-07005.
RIdIM record id
4669