The lute player by Wim Ensie

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Artist, De Strakke Hand	Wim Ensie

The lute player

The Lute Player or Singing Man with Lute is a 1622 painting by Dirck van Baburen. Since 1955 it has been in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.

Having encountered Caravaggio's style in Rome, van Baburen popularised it back in the Dutch Republic

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
1/400s f/5.0 at 18.0mm iso200 full exif

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sjieka van rooijen		23-Jun-2021 16:47
Oh wow, wish I could kiss the man!

Pieter Bos		07-Apr-2021 18:35
Geweldige compo!! ~V

janescottcumming		07-Apr-2021 11:22
That is a fantastic mural and the composition of it really makes it sing. V

bill friedlander		06-Apr-2021 14:32
Darkish colors and a strong tilt add drama. V

Neil Marcus		05-Apr-2021 17:32
Tilting it gives it an immediacy to it that is effective and eye catching. It makes the painting "your own". "VV"

John Hamers		05-Apr-2021 15:26
Sterke compositie, mooi tegen die lucht gefotografeerd, Wim. V!

danad		05-Apr-2021 15:04
A great composition, like the clash of two universes, and the sky that reconciles them...BV.

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