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Mattheus Wijtmans: The Violinist
Artist	Mattheus Wijtmans  (1650 or earlier–1689)     Alternative names Mathijs Wijtmans, Mathys Wijtmans, Mathijs Wytmans, Mathys Wytmans, Mattheus Wytmans Description Dutch painter Date of birth/death 1650 or earlier 1689  Location of birth/death Gorinchem Utrecht (?) Work location Gorinchem, Utrecht (1665-1667) Authority file : Q1909449 VIAF: 90007043 ISNI: 0000000081633002 ULAN: 500003272 GND: 138470251 BPN: 66647305 artist QS:P170,Q1909449
Title	The Violinist
Object type	painting
Description	English: Music is often celebrated in 17th-century Dutch art as a metaphor for love. This theatrically dressed young man tunes his violin while considering the music he will play. It is written for two parts, so "The Violinist" was originally accompanied by a painting of a young woman. This is a suggestive invitation to join in a duet. On the pedestal to the right stands a statue of the Muse of music, Euterpe with her harp, as if to inspire their harmonies. The soft modeling of the face is in the style of Wytmans's teacher in Utrecht Jan van Bylert, but his crisp satins reflect the refined images of courtly life produced throughout the Dutch Republic in the later 1600s.
Date	between 1660 and 1669 date QS:P571,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1660-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1669-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Baroque era QS:P2348,Q37853 )
Medium	oil on panelmedium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259
Dimensions	height: 30.5 cm (12 in); width: 23.8 cm (9.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,30.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,23.8U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	37.382
Place of creation	Utrecht, Netherlands
Object history	Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 580 1902: purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Inscriptions	M W f
References	Walters Art Museum artwork ID: 21600
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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