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Source Description
Music is often celebrated in 17th-century Dutch art as a metaphor for love. This theatrically dressed young man tunes his violin while considering the music he will play. It is written for two parts, so "The Violinist" was originally accompanied by a painting of a young woman. This is a suggestive invitation to join in a duet. On the pedestal to the right stands a statue of the Muse of music, Euterpe with her harp, as if to inspire their harmonies.The soft modeling of the face is in the style of Wytmans's teacher in Utrecht Jan van Bylert, but his crisp satins reflect the refined images of courtly life produced throughout the Dutch Republic in the later 1600s.
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Document identity
localId
21600
label
The Violinist
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21600
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Violinist
description
Music is often celebrated in 17th-century Dutch art as a metaphor for love. This theatrically dressed young man tunes his violin while considering the music he will play. It is written for two parts, so "The Violinist" was originally accompanied by a painting of a young woman. This is a suggestive invitation to join in a duet. On the pedestal to the right stands a statue of the Muse of music, Euterpe with her harp, as if to inspire their harmonies.The soft modeling of the face is in the style of Wytmans's teacher in Utrecht Jan van Bylert, but his crisp satins reflect the refined images of courtly life produced throughout the Dutch Republic in the later 1600s.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 580; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1660-1669 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.5
height
23.8
dimensionsRaw
12 x 9 3/8 in. (30.5 x 23.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
M W f
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
2118
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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2a378b50ea187a8a