Boy with a Lute
Artist: Frans Hals (Dutch, 1582–1666)
Original Dimensions: 28 3/8" x 23 1/4"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1625) "Overturning his wineglass, this young musician indicates to the beholder that he is in need of a refill. This painting was not intended as a portrait of a specific individual but rather of a generic type. Such images allowed artists like Hals to paint more freely and depart from decorum—for example, the boy’s toothy grin would never have appeared in a formal portrait of a paying customer." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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