The Musician
Bartholomeus van der Helst
1662
The Musician (1662) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Bartholomeus van der Helst. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The woman is looking at the viewer and according to art historian Walter Liedtke, "spills out of her dress".
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