About this piece

An allegorical musical ensemble is depicted. On the left, a man dressed in Eastern attire and a turban plays a viola da gamba. Next to him stands a young man with a harp. A young woman sits beside a small table with an open songbook on her lap, singing. Behind her, an elderly woman with a cloth over her head watches attentively. In the foreground, musical instruments such as a lute and violin lie scattered along with stacks of books. On the wall hangs a painting of Lot's flight from Sodom.

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Title: Allegorical Musical Ensemble
Date: 1626

Related tags: rembrandt van rijn, allegorical painting, musical instruments, eastern attire, viola da gamba, lot's flight from sodom

Dimensions: 1954 x 2706 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 3:4)
Image file name: musical_company_052a718e.jpeg
Image file size: 5889486
Time image uploaded: 2024-07-05T11:42:44.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam