Bear-leader

Bloemen, Jan Frans van (1662-1749)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1662-1749

Height:

83.0 cm  (32 11/16 in.)

Width:

67.0 cm  (26 3/8 in.)

Description

"Theatrical event (two men with performing animals announce their presence or furnish music for dancing bear)." -taken from reference literature Two males with folded trumpets, one is playing

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Trumpet [4446]
Trumpet [4446]

Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. The Theme of Music in Flemish Paintings of the Seventeenth Century. II. München-Salzburg: Musikverlag Emil Katzbichler, 1977. Page 12, Cat. #39, Plate #CI.

RIdIM record id

304