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    736 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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Results for "Man with a Lute"12 records

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Lute by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lute

Unrecorded maker

mid-16th century · Maple, spruce, ebony

Cleared · Public Domain

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Bracket with Two Musicians by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bracket with Two Musicians

Unrecorded maker

100s CE · Sculpture, schist

Cleared · CC0

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A Couple Addressed by a Lute Player, plate 2 from "The Masquerades" by Jacques de Gheyn II, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Couple Addressed by a Lute Player, plate 2 from "The Masquerades"

Jacques de Gheyn II (d. 1629)

1595–96 · Engraving; first state of three

Cleared · Public Domain

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Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala” by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”

Unrecorded maker

1770–75 · Painting, gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Lute by Sixtus Rauchwolff, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lute

Sixtus Rauchwolff (d. 1629)

1596 · Rosewood, ivory, wood, ebony

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Musicians by Lucas van Leyden, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Musicians

Lucas van Leyden (d. 1533)

1524 · Print, engraving

Cleared · CC0

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Boy with a Lute by Frans Hals, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boy with a Lute

Frans Hals (d. 1666)

ca. 1625 · Oil on canvas

Cleared · Public Domain

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Young Woman with a Lute by Johannes Vermeer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Young Woman with a Lute

Johannes Vermeer (d. 1675)

ca. 1662–63 · Oil on canvas

Cleared · Public Domain

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Lute-Player and a Standing Man by Wallerant Vaillant, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lute-Player and a Standing Man

Wallerant Vaillant (d. 1677)

17th century · Mezzotint; second state of two

Cleared · Public Domain

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Lute by Wendelin Tieffenbrucker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lute

Wendelin Tieffenbrucker (d. 1610)

late 16th century · Yew, spruce, ebony, maple

Cleared · Public Domain

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Man with a Lute by Imperial Russian Tapestry Manufactory, Saint Petersburg, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Man with a Lute

Imperial Russian Tapestry Manufactory, Saint Petersburg

late 18th century · Wool, metal thread (20-25 warps per inch, 8-10 per cm.)

Cleared · Public Domain

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Musician with a lute or harp

Unrecorded maker

664–332 BCE · Bronze, Copper alloy

In copyright

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