Violin Player Seated in the Inn

Prints and Drawings

1685

Cornelis Dusart
Dutch, 1660-1704

Cornelis Dusart and his teacher Adriaen van Ostade both delighted in rustic portrayals of peasant life. This etching is a variation on a popular theme: peasants carousing inside or in front of an inn. It portrays old and young alike enjoying the jovial melodies of itinerant fiddlers, and contains a wealth of anecdotal detail, such as the child’s socks drying near the fireplace. But while Ostade employs quirky lines with bold contrasts of light and dark, Dusart uses smaller, more densely placed marks to create a grayer tonality.

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Artist: Cornelis Dusart
Title: Violin Player Seated in the Inn
Place: Holland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1685
Medium: Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Plate: 28 × 25.1 cm (11 1/16 × 9 15/16 in.); Sheet: 30.3 × 27 cm (11 15/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1926.1885
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