An elegant party making music

Hals, Dirck (1591-1656)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1621

Height:

29.2 cm  (11 1/2 in.)

Width:

39.1 cm  (15 3/8 in.)

Framed: 48.6 x 58.7 x 5.7 cm

Technique / Medium:

oil on panel

School:

Dutch golden age

Description

Two adult couples and one youth are depicted in this scene of a group in elegant dress on a formal lakeside terrace; one adult is playing a long, thin end-blown flute, one playing violin, and one is playing a lute (its neck obscured by the collar of his partner's costume).

Iconclass

43AA2(+3)
private festivities, merry company - AA - in the open air, 'fête champêtre' (+ music and song ~ festive activities)
48CC753
more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champetre'
41D
fashion, clothing
41A351
terrace

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown flute [3940]
Lute [3394]
Violin [3573]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5959