The Music Lesson (Musikalishe Unterhaltung) / Caspar Netscher

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Accession Number: 2011/2.179
Title: The Music Lesson (Musikalishe Unterhaltung)
Artist: Caspar Netscher
Artist Nationality: Dutch
Artist Life Dates: 1639(?)-1684
Medium and Support: oil on panel
Object Creation Date: circa 1665
Object Creation Place: Europe; Dutch
Creation Place 1: Europe
Creation Place 2: Dutch
Credit Line: Gift from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Heydon
Dimensions: 79.38 cm x 69.22 cm (31 1/4 in. x 27 1/4 in.)
Century: 17th century
Primary Object Classification: Painting
Primary Object Type: portrait
Secondary Object Classification: Painting
Secondary Object Type: panel painting
Physical Description: A panel portrait of two men and two women. One man plays a mandolin while the other watches one of the women. The woman he is watching is standing by the table and holding a dog. The second woman is sitting next to the mandolin player and reading.
Primary Keywords: men; panel paintings; portraits; women
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2476 x 3058
File Size: 1013 KB
Record: 2011/2.179
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.179/2011_2.179.jpg

In public portfolios: Literacy, reading, and writing (47); Music, Musicians, Musical Instruments (113)

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Full citation: "The Music Lesson (Musikalishe Unterhaltung); Caspar Netscher." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2011-sl-2.179/2011_2.179.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.