The Musicians
The Met
Artist: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)(Italian, Milan or Caravaggio 1571–1610 Porto Ercole)
Date: 1597
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 46 5/8 in. (92.1 x 118.4 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Four young men with a lute, violin, sheet music, and a cluster of grapes
Detailed Description
The image depicts four young men interacting with musical instruments and sheet music. The scene is set against a dark, indistinct background. In the foreground, slightly left of center, a young man with light skin and curly brown hair looks directly out at the viewer. He wears a white garment draped over his left shoulder and a deep red cloak over his right shoulder and lap. He holds a light brown lute, angled diagonally across his body, with his left hand positioned on the strings. To his left, partially obscured by the red cloak, is another young man, seen from behind, with light skin and short brown hair. A quiver of arrows is visible behind his left shoulder, and he looks down and to the left. Below the lute player's left arm, a cluster of green and purple grapes and dark green leaves are visible. To the right of the central lute player, another young man with light skin and dark, curly hair looks towards the right, his mouth slightly open. He is partially obscured by the lute player and the fourth figure. The fourth figure, in the right foreground, is seen from behind, with light skin and short brown hair. He wears a white drapery that wraps around his waist and over his left shoulder, leaving his back exposed. He holds a piece of sheet music in his hands, looking down at it. The sheet music shows musical notation. Below him, on a surface, a light brown violin or similar stringed instrument lies next to another piece of sheet music, also with musical notation. Figures are illuminated against the darker background.
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