Young Man With Jew’s Harp by Dirck van Baburen was created in 1621. The painting is in Centraal Museum Utrecht. The size of the work is 65 x 52 cm and is made as an oil on canvas.

About the Artist: Dutch Baroque painter Dirck van Baburen was born in Wijk bij Duurstede in 1595. His father was a Jasper van, Utrecht council. In 1611, he started taking painting lessons from Paulus Moreelse, a painter of portraits and historical subjects. Probably in later years he became an apprentice of the painter. In 1612 he went to Rome and was influenced by Caravaggio’s dramatic shadowing and the use of light… Read more

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