# Lady Playing the Lute

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## Artwork

- Artist: [MIJTENS, Jan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mijtens-jan-r2500014023fe41>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Jan Mijtens was the nephew of Daniel Mytens \(c. 1590-1647\), the most distinguished portraitist residing in Britain before the arrival of Van Dyck in 1632. Jan specialized in Van Dyckian family group portraits in park-like landscapes. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 2 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/milano\_lute.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Francesco da Milano: Tre fantasie for lute&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Govert van Slingelandt and Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mijtens-jan-r2500014023fe41/govert-van-slingelandt-and-family-r0587a758bbd5eb>)
- [Matthijs Pompe van Slingelandt and His Family](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mijtens-jan-r2500014023fe41/matthijs-pompe-van-slingelandt-and-his-family-rb4446250243184>)
- [Portrait of a Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mijtens-jan-r2500014023fe41/portrait-of-a-woman-r4ed00dfd854f4b>)
- [The Family of Willem Van Der Does](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/mijtens-jan-r2500014023fe41/the-family-of-willem-van-der-does-r8b314f9e4f8c59>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)