Young man playing a theorbo

Bronchorst, Jan Gerritsz. van (ca. 1603-ca. 1661) (attributed to)

Bijlert, Jan van (born ca. 1597, died 1671) (formerly attributed to)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1642

Height:

97.8 cm  (38 1/2 in.)

Width:

82.6 cm  (32 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on panel

Description

From the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum website: The figure of the young man playing the theorbo is modeled through the light that falls brightly on his face and on the hand playing the instrument, leaving his body in shade. The pose of the body is interesting, arranged parallel to the picture plane with the arm that supports the instrument resting on a ledge and the head turned out towards the viewer. The colours used for the clothes create a strong contrast with the red hat decorated with a branch of ivy, sacred plant of Bacchus, god of wine.

Iconclass

48C7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394] (theorboed (double-headed) lute )

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

3567