The fiddler

Ostade, Adriaen van (1610-1685)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1673
Height:
45.2 cm  (17 13/16 in.)
Width:
42.0 cm  (16 9/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel

    Item location

  • Mauritshuis
    [Museum inv. no.: 129]

Description

From the museum website: There is a cheerful atmosphere at this country inn, where a travelling violin player has come to play a tune. He is accompanied on the hurdy-gurdy [not visible] by the boy in the red jacket. Both young and old are enjoying the music.

Iconclass

48CC756
popular music, street music - CC - out of doors

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6340