Gatumusikanter

Dusart, Cornelis (1660-1704)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
ca. 1660-1704
Height:
25.0 cm  (9 13/16 in.)
Width:
16.8 cm  (6 5/8 in.)
With mat, 50 X 35cm
Technique / Medium:
ink and wash on laid paper

Additional titles

Street musicians
An unwanted serenade

    Item location

  • Uppsala universitetsbibliotek
    [Museum inv. no.: 9316]

Description

A woman throws the contents of a chamber pot onto five street musicians beneath her window. A woman and a child are singing, and the child is holding a dog on a leash. Three costumed men appear, one playing a trumpet marine, one a improvised percussion instrument of tongs and a metal grate, and another a unidentified piece.

Iconclass

48C737
improvised musical instruments (kitchen-utensils, etc.)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet marine [3519]
Percussion instruments [2370]

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

2054