Musical company 

Adriaen Brouwer's *Musical company* depicts a lively scene of four figures enjoying a musical interlude. The scene is set inside a tavern or inn, with a doorway revealing two figures looking in on the group. One of the figures in the foreground is singing, while another plays a string instrument. The painting is an example of Brouwer's genre paintings, which often depicted the everyday life of common people in 17th-century Dutch society. This painting's humor and realism resonated with audiences and established Brouwer's reputation as a leading painter of the genre. The artwork is currently located in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.