Merry Violinist with Wineglass — Gerard van Honthorst

Gerard van Honthorst. Painted 1623.

The man wearing extravagant Italian-looking clothing takes us by surprise. He appears from behind a tapestry and leans out of the window. He tries to engage with the viewer in order to clink glasses. So lifelike and convincing is Honthorst’s rendering that the fiddler seems to have slipped out from the frame of the painting to join us.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 88.3 × 107.2 cm

Print: 88.3 × 107.2 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200109388. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.