Parable of the prodigal son (at the feast among the courtesans)

Francken, Frans, II (1581-1642)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1630

Height:

67.5 cm  (26 9/16 in.)

Width:

110.5 cm  (43 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on wood

Description

Banquet setting is porch-like, partially outdoors, with a street scene and landscape visible. Trio of male musicians with a group of about 20+ non-performers. One man is playing transverse flute, another is playing lute, and the third is playing what appears to be either a violin or fiddle.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]
Violin [3573]
Transverse flute [4093]

Image URLs

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Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. The theme of music in Flemish paintings of the seventeenth century. II (München-Salzburg: Musikverlag Emil Katzbichler, 1977) 51, cat. 210, pl. VI.

RIdIM record id

708