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Gerrit van Honthorst

Musical Scene

1625–55
black ink wash over pen and brown ink and black chalk over graphite on gray-brown paper with white heightening, incised

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

In 17th-century Holland, scenes of men and women playing music together often had amorous connotations.

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