The Lute Player

18th century

after Orazio Gentileschi

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Orazio Gentileschi

Artist After, Florentine, 1563 - 1639

The drawing depicts a person seated in a three-quarter view turned to the side, with their upper body twisting slightly toward the viewer. The person has curly hair, while their facial features are delicately sketched. The individual is dressed in a flowing garment, and they hold a musical instrument. The background is plain and unadorned, with brown-toned shading and subtle texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Rust

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 23.2 x 18 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.3.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Ivanovitch Sevastianoff? (Lugt 2338?)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Moir, AQ, 32:3 1969, 163-164, no.37, fig.11.

1981

  • Bissell, R. Ward. Orazio Gentileschi and the Poetic Tradition in Caravaggesque Painting. University Park, Pennsylvania, 1981: 111 D-3, p.159 no.31.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: Caravaggio / Caravaggio

Wikidata ID

Q64533436

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