The Lute Player is a painting completed by
Orazio Gentileschi c. 1612–1615. It depicts a young woman in a golden dress with a
lute, turned away from the observer, concentrating her attention on the nineteen-
stringed instrument and listening intently to a note. The work, which exhibits influences from
Caravaggio, has been variously identified as a
genre painting, an allegory of
hearing, and as a portrait of the goddess
Harmonia. The Lute Player is now held at the
National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.Painting: Orazio Gentileschi
The Lute Player is a painting completed by
Orazio Gentileschi c. 1612–1615. It depicts a young woman in a golden dress with a
lute, turned away from the observer, concentrating her attention on the nineteen-
stringed instrument and listening intently to a note. The work, which exhibits influences from
Caravaggio, has been variously identified as a
genre painting, an allegory of
hearing, and as a portrait of the goddess
Harmonia. The Lute Player is now held at the
National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C.Painting: Orazio Gentileschi