Music-Making Company on a Terrace
Music-Making Company on a Terrace Music-Making Company on a Terrace

By Dirck Franchoisz Hals

Music-Making Company on a Terrace
Music-Making Company on a Terrace Music-Making Company on a Terrace

Dirck Franchoisz Hals

To the right on the steps is a company of musicians, with a woman flautist, a violinist, a woman singer and a man playing the lute. Playing music as part of an ensemble is something that requires moderation. On the left a woman is being courted. The two dogs, the fountain (source of love) and the castle (palace of love) are symbols of earthly love. The two themes of love and music are being linked together. The painting contains a message: on the left a warning against excessive frivolity and on the right an appeal to moderation.

Year

1625

Material

oil on panel

Dimensions

53 x 84 cm

Credit

Frans Hals Museum, Acquired with support from the Friends of the Museum, photo: Tom Haartsen

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Music-Making Company on a Terrace Music-Making Company on a Terrace

By Dirck Franchoisz Hals