Self-Portrait as a Lute Player — Jan Miense Molenaer | DiscoverArt

Jan Miense Molenaer

Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

c. 1637/1638

oil on panel

38.7 × 32.4 cm (15.2 × 12.8 in)

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