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Violin Player with a Wine Glass

Violin Player with a Wine Glass

1623
(Dutch, c. 1595–1624)
80.4 x 67.1 cm (31 5/8 x 26 7/16 in.)

Did You Know?

Other paintings by Utrecht artists feature the same model, whose extravagant mustache and broken tooth make him instantly recognizable.

Description

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.
  • -1936
    Swiss Private Collector
    1936-2017
    By inheritance to Swiss Private Collector
    22 September 2017
    Sale: Zurich (Köller Auktionen), 22 September 2017
    -2018
    Salomon Lilian, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2018-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Wieseman, Marjorie E. “Fresh Take. Three of the Northern European galleries get a fresh look..” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 58. no. 6 (November/December 2018): 20-21. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 20.
    Wieseman, Marjorie E. “Acquisitions 2018: European Paintings and Sculpture 1500-1800.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 59, no. 2 (March/April 2019): 13-15. Reproduced: P. 13; Mentioned: P. 14.
    Griswold, William M. “Recent Acquisitions (2013-20) at the Cleveland Museum of Art.” Burlington Magazine 163, no. 1414 (January 2021): 93-104. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 95, no. 3; mentioned: P. 93
  • {{cite web|title=Violin Player with a Wine Glass|url=false|author=Dirck van Baburen|year=1623|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.25