Cornelis TroostDutch, 1696–1750A Couple Making Music
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “A Couple Making Music” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Music-making flourished within families during the 18th century. The man here evidently plays the recorder; his wife turns the corner of a page of a music book. Behind them a full bookcase can be seen behind a slightly open curtain. Besides being a sign of refinement, the making of music together can serve as an allusion to a harmonious marriage.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- SK-A-4115
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
