Young Man Playing the Lute
by BIJLERT, Jan van, Oil on canvas, 98 x 83 cm
Bijlert was connected with the Utrecht circle of Caravaggists, who included Honthorst and Terbrugghen, and like them spent time in Rome around 1621. The present painting has been dated to roughly that period, although it is not a documented work and must therefore be considered as attributed to Bijlert.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Francesco da Milano: Tre fantasie for lute