A merry group behind a balustrade

Honthorst, Gerrit van (1592-1656)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1623-1624

Height:

99.7 cm  (39 1/4 in.)

Width:

138.4 cm  (54 1/2 in.)

Framed: 121.3 x 160.7 x 10.2 cm

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

Central to the painting are a man playing a violin and a woman playing a lute; behind them, a boy holding a cup high can be seen.

Iconclass

48C7521
one person playing string instrument (bowed)
48C7522
one person playing string instrument (plucked)
43A2
private festivities, merry company

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
Lute [3394]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5862