The Lute Player
ArtistCaravaggio
Year1596
MediumOil on canvas
LocationHermitage, St Petersburg
About The Lute Player
A young musician plays with sheet music spread before him. The sheet music is identifiable as actual madrigals. The flowers and fruit are symbols of transience. Caravaggio painted multiple versions. The model may be the same as Bacchus.
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