A Veiled Woman with Two Musicians, plate 3 from "The Masquerades"

Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish
After Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish
1595–96
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 690
Composition of three masked figures. A veiled woman is placed on the right, looking directly at the viewer. To the left, there are two masked, male musicians mockingly playing a gridiron and a bellows. Their both depicted in dance poses.

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Object Information
  • Title: A Veiled Woman with Two Musicians, plate 3 from "The Masquerades"
  • Series/Portfolio: The Masquerades
  • Artist: Workshop of Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
  • Artist: After Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
  • Date: 1595–96
  • Medium: Engraving; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 3/8 × 6 5/8 in. (23.8 × 16.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.1229(3)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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