Paintings
Violin Player with a Wine Glass
Painting
Details
- Author / creator
- Dirck van Baburen (Dutch, c. 1595–1624)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- 1623
- Dimensions summary
- 80.4 × 67.1 cm
- Support
- Canvas
- Paint medium
- Oil
- Place of origin
- Netherlands
- Acquisition method
- Purchase
- Credit line
- Purchased with the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, 2018
- Image rights
- Public domain (CC0)
About this object
Baburen, a native of Utrecht, was among the first to introduce Caravaggio’s revolutionary style to the Netherlands. Half-length figures positioned close to the picture plane project a lively spontaneity. This musician’s loose, colorful dress marks him as a figure at the edges of society, unbound by behavioral norms—associations enhanced by his bold gaze, unshaven face, and cheeky grin complete with broken tooth.
Materials and technique
Oil on canvas
