Young man playing the flute

Cavedone, Giacomo (1577-1660)


Item type:
drawing

    Item location

  • Galleria degli Uffizi
    Gabinetto Disegni e Stampi

Description

It is unclear if the young male soldier is specifically playing a transverse flute. "A man viewed in side profile plays a cylindrical pipe of alto/tenor size. If it is indeed a flute then it must be a duct-flute, possibly a recorder" (Lander).

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Transverse flute [4093]

Bibliographic references

Lander, Nicholas S., comp. "Recorder Iconography", Recorder Home Page, http://www.recorderhomepage.net/artc.html.

RIdIM record id

413