Two Musicians 1600 - 1700

"Two Musicians" is an anonymous oil painting from the 17th century, currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The artwork depicts two young men, one playing a recorder and the other a lute, engaged in an intimate musical moment. The painting exemplifies the genre of "genre painting," which depicts scenes from everyday life. The realism of the figures and their instruments, coupled with the intimate composition, suggest a sense of immediacy and capture a specific moment in time. The artwork, measuring 39 x 48 5/8 inches, showcases the artist's skill in capturing the textures of fabrics and the details of the instruments, making it a compelling example of 17th-century Dutch art.