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- Reference number
- P01550
- Author
- Jordaens, Jacob (Flemish)
- Title
- Three Buskers
- Chronology
- 1645-1650
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 49 cm x 64 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
A bust depiction of three street
musicians. The first plays a flute
while the other two sing from sheet
music held by one of them.
The sketchy rendering and vigorous
brushstrokes mark this as a
preliminary study. However, as no
known work of Jordaens uses similar
figures, his authorship has long
been in doubt.
The very loose rendering and large
amount of paint in the brushstrokes
of the flesh tones, as well as the
strong touches of white, recall the
youthful period of Van Dyck
(1599-1641), who has also been
proposed as its author.
This work is documented as one of
the paintings acquired by Carlos IV
while he was Prince of Asturias.
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