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Street Musicians at the Door is an
oil-on-canvas painting by the
Dutch Golden Age artist
Jacob Ochtervelt, painted in
Rotterdam in 1665. It depicts a mother, child and maid from a wealthy family interacting with two musicians at the door of their house. The musicians are playing a
violin and a
hurdy-gurdy. It is an example of an "entrance hall painting", a genre pioneered by Ochtervelt. The work is now in the collection of the
Saint Louis Art Museum in
St. Louis, Missouri.Painting credit:
Jacob Ochtervelt
Street Musicians at the Door is an
oil-on-canvas painting by the
Dutch Golden Age artist
Jacob Ochtervelt, painted in
Rotterdam in 1665. It depicts a mother, child and maid from a wealthy family interacting with two musicians at the door of their house. The musicians are playing a
violin and a
hurdy-gurdy. It is an example of an "entrance hall painting", a genre pioneered by Ochtervelt. The work is now in the collection of the
Saint Louis Art Museum in
St. Louis, Missouri.Painting credit:
Jacob Ochtervelt