FLINCK, Govert Teunisz.
(b. 1615, Kleve, d. 1660, Amsterdam)

Rembrandt as Shepherd with Staff and Flute

c. 1636
Oil on canvas, 64 x 45 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Traditionally it was thought that the painting represents Rembrandt. However, this assumption is doubtful.

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