Women making music under a canopy

Orley, Richard van (1663-1732)

Item type:

print

Date of creation:

late 17th-early 18th c.

Height:

15.8 cm  (6 1/4 in.)

Width:

20.2 cm  (7 15/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

etching and engraving

Place of creation:

Bruxelles (België)

Description

Nine women are making music under the canopy by either playing instruments or singing. Two other women are observing them in the platform above them. Mythological elements are also depicted in this image.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Harp [3285]
Transverse flute [4093]
Tambourine [2746]
Viola da gamba [3604]
Oboe [4232]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3679