Company with dancing dog

Ochtervelt, Jacob (1634-1682)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
ca. 1671-1673
Height:
92.0 cm  (36 1/4 in.)
Width:
75.0 cm  (29 1/2 in.)
frame size: 111 x 94 x 7 cm
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

The dancing dog

Description

Three people are gathered with a small dancing spaniel (white with brown spots), possibly a puppy, in the foreground. One male is seated and playing the hurdy-gurdy while looking at the dog. Two females are standing. One is holding a lute lute and is looking down at the dog. The other is standing with left arm partially raised but is without an instrument, facing the musicians. The dog is standing on his hind legs, back to the viewer, with his front paws bent up in front of him. In the background is a large piece of furniture covered by a colorful table carpet.

Iconclass

34B11(...)(+7)
dog (SPANIEL) (+ exercising, performing animal)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Hurdy-gurdy [3305]
Lute [3394]

RIdIM images


Nationalmuseum (Sverige)

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Kuretsky, Susan Donahue. The paintings of Jacob Ochtervelt (1634-1682) (Montclair, NJ: Allanheld & Schram, 1979) no. 70; fig. 81. ISBN 0839002408.

RIdIM record id

5111