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The Strolling Musicians

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Culture
Netherlands
Medium
etching and drypoint
Support
Cream(3) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 14.5 x 11.8 cm (5 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.); Platemark: 14.1 x 11.5 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1976.54
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein 119 (XVIII.63)
State
i/ii
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Although 17th-century Holland produced neither noteworthy composers nor renowned performers, rarely has another culture produced so many visual images of music as the Dutch. In this depiction of a pair of itinerant musicians wearily shuffling from door to door, Rembrandt reveals his compassionate understanding of human frailties. The hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes, as depicted here, were frequently associated with itinerant beggars and blind street singers in paintings and prints of the period.

The Strolling Musicians

c. 1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Netherlands

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