Eglon van der Neer
(1635-1703)
Lady Tuning a Lute,
1678
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
42,5 x 36,7 cm (Bildmaß)
Displayed
AP OG -> Kabinett 22
Acquisition
1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek
Citation
Eglon van der Neer, Lautestimmende Dame, 1678, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/QKGBAQpLBb (Last updated on 19.12.2025)
In this sensually erotic work, the artist—highly esteemed for his depiction of silken materials in the fijnschilder style and later court painter to Johann Wilhelm II, the Elector Palatine—alludes to the traditional interpretation of the lute as an instrument of seduction, enticing the listener to a life of lasciviousness and vice.
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