Luitspeelster en jongeman bij kaarslicht

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 245 mm x breedte 188 mm

Art Historical Context

**Luitspeelster eneman bij kaarslicht (*Lute Player and Young by Candlelight*), an enchanting engraving by Pieter SchenkI), captures an intimate moment from the Dutch Golden Age's waning years. Created between 1670 and 1713, this work depicts a lute player—likely a woman—and a man illuminated by soft candlelight, evoking the cozy domesticity of 17th-century life. Schenk, a prolific Amsterdam-based engraver and publisher, specialized in reproductive prints that brought fine art to wider audiences through affordable reproductions. As an engraving measuring 245 mm high by 188 mm wide, the piece ...