Musical Scene
| Title | Musical Scene |
|---|---|
| Artist | Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590–1656) |
| Date | 1625–55 17th century |
| Medium | black ink wash over pen and brown ink and black chalk over graphite on gray-brown paper with white heightening, incised |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Musical Scene, 1625–55. Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590–1656). Black ink wash over pen and brown ink and black chalk over graphite on gray-brown paper with white heightening, incised; support: 23.3 x 26.8 x 0.3 cm (9 3/16 x 10 9/16 x 1/8 in.); image: 17.3 x 20.2 cm (6 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.6 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Musical Scene” is a work by Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590–1656), dated 1625–55. It is executed in black ink wash over pen and brown ink and black chalk over graphite on gray-brown paper with white heightening, incised and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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