A musical party

Olis, Jan (ca. 1610-1676)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1633
Height:
36.7 cm  (14 7/16 in.)
Width:
52.8 cm  (20 13/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on oak

    Item location

  • National Gallery (London)
    [Museum inv. no.: NG3548]

Description

Four musicians are gathered playing musical instruments (ten-course lute, transverse flute, violin, and viola da gamba). Another man may be singing from an open music book. There is also a music book on the floor.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Viola da gamba [3604]
Transverse flute [4093]
Violin [3573]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images


Photo © The National Gallery, London

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Wieseman, Marjorie E. Vermeer and music: The art of love and leisure (London: National Gallery Company, 2013) 51, cat. no. 14. RILM 2013-5919.

RIdIM record id

3557