A young man and woman making music

Molenaer, Jan Miense (ca. 1610-1668)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1630-1632
Height:
68.0 cm  (26 3/4 in.)
Width:
84.0 cm  (33 1/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • National Gallery (London)
    [Museum inv. no.: NG1293]

Description

A male playing a lute and a young woman playing a large cittern with a book of music on her lap. A cello rests in the background.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394] (with extended neck for bass strings)
Cittern [3106]
Violoncello [3582]

Musical works

illegible music notation

RIdIM images


Photo © The National Gallery, London

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

469