A merry musical company

Hals, Dirck (1591-1656)

Item type:

painting

Height:

51.0 cm  (20 1/16 in.)

Width:

76.0 cm  (29 15/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on oak panel

Description

From the Národní galerie Praha web site: While the renowned Frans Hals devoted himself to portraits in Haarlem, his younger brother painted the merry Haarlem patricians. In a luxurious interior decorated with paintings, ladies and gentleman are getting ready for a banquet. Bright-coloured fashionable costumes, ladies´ lace and elegant gentlemen´s hats describe the luxury environment. Musicians contribute to the pleasant amusements. The painting not only recorded luxury and wealth of the assembled company, but it was also a memento of the risks of unrestrained life.

Iconclass

43A2(+3)
private festivities, merry company (+ music and song ~ festive activities)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Recorder [4039]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5624