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Strolling Musicians
ca. 1635
Not on view
In this Rembrandt etching from the mid-1630s, a couple of tattered traveling musicians serenade a family who listen attentively through a half-open door. The bulky figure at the left turns the handle of a hurdy-gurdy, while his shorter accomplice plays the bagpipes. The glow emanating from the home's interior serves to spotlight the performers' being in the cold night shadows.
- Artist
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Title
- Strolling Musicians
- Date
- ca. 1635
- Object Type
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Image: 140 x 117 mm (5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
- Credit Line
- Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
- Accession Number
- 1963.30.182
