The Lute Player
Orazio Gentileschi · 1612
Why it's great
A woman in a golden dress plays the lute, tuning a string, in a warm, gentle scene. Orazio Gentileschi painted this in about 1612 and it is soft and quiet.
Where to see it
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Hang it on your wall
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Orazio Gentileschi was an Italian painter, born in Pisa in 1563. He worked in Rome, Genoa, Paris and England, and he was the father and teacher of Artemisia Gentileschi. He died in London in 1639.
