BACKER, Jacob Adriaensz.
(b. 1608, Harlingen, d. 1651, Amsterdam)

The Hearing

c. 1635
Oil on wood, 73 x 62 cm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

The painting is part of a series depicting the Five Senses. (The other four paintings are scattered in different European museums.) It is assumed that the allegorical figure of Hearing is a self-portrait of the artist.