Musicerend gezelschap bij kaarslicht

Versteeg, Michiel (1756-1843)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1786-1820
Height:
90.0 cm  (35 7/16 in.)
Width:
72.0 cm  (28 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on mahogany

Additional titles

Musikalische Abendunterhaltung
A musical party by candlelight

    Item location

  • Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)
    [Museum inv. no.: SK-C-255]

Description

A family is performing music together around a table. The man is playing a violin while a two women and two young children are singing. Another child is sitting on the floor. One of the women appears to be keeping the beat with her hand. All are reading from sheet music.

Iconclass

48C75
making music; musician with instrument
42B74
family group, especially parents with their child(ren)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

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Rijksmuseum image

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Salmen, Walter. Haus- und Kammermusik. Musikgeschichte in Bildern IV/3 (Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1969) 180-181, Abbildung 112.

RIdIM record id

4647