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Three full-body figures are depicted. On the left, a man is stepping forward with his left foot, holding a sword at his waist and an instrument resembling a small xylophone. He wears a mask with sharp facial features, a mustache, and a feathered hat. In the center stands another man holding a lute-like instrument, with an elongated nose and chin, wearing a cap with a feather, a collared shirt, and trousers. To the right, a woman stands holding the folds of an elaborate gown with floral designs. She wears a veil covering her head and shoulders. The background is minimal.
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Three full-body figures are depicted. On the left, a man is stepping forward with his left foot, holding a sword at his waist and an instrument resembling a small xylophone. He wears a mask with sharp facial features, a mustache, and a feathered hat. In the center stands another man holding a lute-like instrument, with an elongated nose and chin, wearing a cap with a feather, a collared shirt, and trousers. To the right, a woman stands holding the folds of an elaborate gown with floral designs. She wears a veil covering her head and shoulders. The background is minimal.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

A Veiled Woman with Two Musicians Playing a Gridiron and a Bellows

Attributed to Zacharias Dolendo after Jacques de Gheyn II

Date
1595/1596
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.7 x 17 cm (9 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 39.7 x 27.2 cm (15 5/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2004.21.3
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
  • Costume
  • Musical instrument
  • Hat
  • Figures
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 ex; lower left in plate: 3

NGA object ID 129876. 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.