OSTADE, Adriaen Jansz. van
(b. 1610, Haarlem, d. 1685, Haarlem)

Flute Player

1660
Oil on wood, 29 x 23 cm
Pushkin Museum, Moscow

Ostade often painted village musicians.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 15 minutes):
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in A Major for flute and cembalo obligato, BWV 1032