HALS, Frans
(b. 1580, Antwerpen, d. 1666, Haarlem)

Singing Boy with a Flute

1623-25
Oil on canvas, 62 x 55 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

This Caravaggesque painting recalls similar busts of plumed, piping youth by Hendrick Terbrugghen and is typical of the Utrecht School.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 10 minutes):
Claudio Monteverdi: The Charming Angioletta, madrigal