Lucas van Leyden
Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533
The Musicians
INV-5026
Lucas van Leyden
Netherlandish, c. 1494-15331524
The Musicians
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533 →engravingprint
Date
1524
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 11.7 × 7.5 cm (4 5/8 × 3 in.); Sheet: 11.9 × 7.7 cm (4 11/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Charles Deering Collection
This engraving by Lucas van Leyden illustrates marital harmony by depicting a couple making music together. In this instance the woman plays the dominant role. She sounds a note on a three-stringed rebec (similar to a violin) while her husband tunes his lute, plucking a string and turning a tuning peg. The man has also removed one of his clogs, a sign of submission. The couple appears to be prosperous, as they wear fine, fur-trimmed garments and play musical instruments associated with court culture.
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