Proportions
Merry company in the open air
| Catalogue ID | 1.03 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661); Pseudo - Breckerveld (17th century) (Formerly attributed to) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | ca. 1650 |
| Place | Rome |
| Collection | Kupferstichkabinett (Berlin) |
| Inv. no. | KdZ 30295 |
| Tech. / support | black ink, brown ink, graphite, pen, vellum |
| Measures | 353 × 284 mm |
| Subject | 25H15 — forest, wood 25I — city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions 43A2 — private festivities, merry company 48C75 — making music; musician with instrument |
Elegant company making music in a wooded landscape. In the left background a fortified city, descending towards the coast. Sailing boats and rowing boats are seen in the water. Shepherds with their animals are seen walking up- or downhill. In the foreground the noble company is divided in small groups. Some are dancing in circles, some are playing instruments, among others guitar, trumpets, violin or soprano gamba. A child standing beside the woman playing the guitar is singing from a sheet music. Remarkably detailed is the vase on the right and it represents the Sacrifice of Iphigenia.
No musical work linked.
Bevers, Holm, et al., editors. Niederländische Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik der Sammlung Christoph Müller im Berliner Kupferstichkabinett. Buchhandelsausg, G + H Verlag, 2008.
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Bianco, Anna. “The Master of the Roman Songbook.” Going South: Artistic Exchange between the Netherlands and Italy in the 17th Century, vol. IX, RKD & NIKI, 2023. (nr. 36)
Kupferstichkabinett — from 2003 current
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