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The image shows three full-body figures in a classic style. The figure on the left is playing a stringed instrument, and has distinct facial hair, wears a hat with feathers, and has puffy, patterned clothing. The middle figure stands upright, has a covered face with a headdress and veiled mask, and holds a bell and a tassel. The figure on the right wears a mask with an elongated, beak-like feature, textured clothing with striped sleeves, and a wide-brimmed hat. All figures are set against a plain background.
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The image shows three full-body figures in a classic style. The figure on the left is playing a stringed instrument, and has distinct facial hair, wears a hat with feathers, and has puffy, patterned clothing. The middle figure stands upright, has a covered face with a headdress and veiled mask, and holds a bell and a tassel. The figure on the right wears a mask with an elongated, beak-like feature, textured clothing with striped sleeves, and a wide-brimmed hat. All figures are set against a plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

A Couple Addressed by a Lute Player

Attributed to Zacharias Dolendo after Jacques de Gheyn II

Date
1595/1596
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.9 x 17.1 cm (9 7/16 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 39.7 x 27.2 cm (15 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2004.21.2
Credit line
New Century Fund
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Masquerades

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Woman
  • Musical instrument
  • Hat
  • Mask
  • Man
Provenance

Château de la Roche-Guyon, France (part of an album)1; (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased by NGA, 2004. 1 The album was bound in vellum, with "Abraham" on the cover and "Ligeoys" on the back cover. The Château de la Roche-Guyon stamp was on some of the pages, which included a variety of northern mannerist prints by Goltzius, Matham, Saenredam, and others. Compiled by 1610, it was apparently dismantled by Prouté before the sale of some of the prints to the NGA.

Inscription

lower left in plate: IDGeijn.Inuen. et excu; lower left in plate: 2

NGA object ID 129875. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.