The Seated Violinist / Cornelis Dusart
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1992/2.18
- Title
- The Seated Violinist
- Artist
- Cornelis Dusart
- Artist Nationality
- Dutch
- Artist Life Dates
- 1660-1704
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1685
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Netherlands (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Netherlands (nation)
- Inscription
- Signed and dated on handbill at right center: Corn dusart/1685 On plate, below image: Rusticus ex animo, non pullus Hypocrita gaudet Watermark: bottom center: Amsterdam coat-of-arms
- Dimensions
- 29.7 cm x 27.1 cm (11 11/16 in. x 10 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- intaglio print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- black and white print
- Physical Description
- This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.
- Subject Matter
- Dusart was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He was a student of Adriaen van Ostade (1610–1685) and shared his master’s preference for genre scenes of peasant life depicting humble folk dancing at festivals or enjoying themselves in a local tavern. In this work the scene is set in the large, rough timbered space of an inn or tavern where the men and women sing, dance, and drink.The inscription at the bottom of the image translates as, “The rustic enjoys sincerely, not darkened by hypocrisy,” perhaps an ironic comment referring to contemporary Dutch moralists who criticized the pursuits of peasants while themselves indulging in drinking and carousing.
- Secondary Keywords
- bowed
- architectural elements
- chordophones
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- fiddles
- fireplaces and fireplace components
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- heating and cooking elements
- lutelike chordophones
- multiple-seating furniture
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- seating furniture
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- violin family instruments
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 907 x 1009
- File Size
- 138 KB
- Record
- 1992/2.18
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1992-sl-2.18/1992_2.18.jpg
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"The Seated Violinist; Cornelis Dusart." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1992-sl-2.18/1992_2.18.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
