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The Lute Player
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A young man is singing and playing the lute on an open veranda. Where the woman’s thoughts have wandered is a mystery. The music and the theme of the paramours Pyramus and Thisbe in the painting in the background suggest that harmonious love is the subject. Yet the work may also be a warning against impulsive lust. Both interpretations are equally valid.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe luitspeler. 1661. Hendrick Martensz Sorgh. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
