The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 21, 2024
The Strolling Musicians
c. 1635
(Dutch, 1606–1669)
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.)
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 119 (XVIII.63)
Location: not on view
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.- Julian Marshall (1836-1903), London, stamped (Lugt 1494), verso, lower left, in black. James Reiss (1812-1899), Manchester and London, stamped (Lugt 1522), verso, lower right, in purple. Charles C. Cunningham, Jr., Hartford, Conneticut, stamped (not in Lugt). purchased from (R. M. Light & Co., Santa Barbara, California)
- Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-May 25, 1984).Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
- {{cite web|title=The Strolling Musicians|url=false|author=Rembrandt van Rijn|year=c. 1635|access-date=21 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1976.54