# Singing Boy with a Flute

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HALS, Frans](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 62 x 55 cm

## Commentary

This Caravaggesque painting recalls similar &lt;A onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/t/terbrugg/1/flutepl.html&#39;\)&#34; HREF=&#34;/html/t/terbrugg/1/flutepl.html&#34;&gt;busts of plumed, piping youth&lt;/A&gt; by Hendrick Terbrugghen and is typical of the Utrecht School. &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 \(streaming mp3, 10 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/monteverdi\_madrigal.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Claudio Monteverdi: The Charming Angioletta, madrigal&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [A Young Man in a Large Hat](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/a-young-man-in-a-large-hat-ra915e45929c8d8>)
- [Andries van der Horn](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/andries-van-der-horn-r51e52c7057c1a8>)
- [Anetta Hanemans](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/anetta-hanemans-rb954a6cd85c10b>)
- [Anna van der Aar](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/anna-van-der-aar-r89a0ca6330b269>)
- [Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard Company](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/banquet-of-the-officers-of-the-st-george-civic-guard-company-rfa51a8a588530d>)
- [Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/banquet-of-the-officers-of-the-st-george-civic-guard-detail-r19aaec246163c6>)
- [Banquet of the Officers of the St George Civic Guard](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/banquet-of-the-officers-of-the-st-george-civic-guard-rbd55b896ad9f70>)
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- [Boy holding a Flute \(Hearing\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/boy-holding-a-flute-hearing-rc068bbc855fc0f>)
- [Boy Playing a Violin](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/boy-playing-a-violin-rfe3e1c5bacd5a5>)
- [Boy with a Lute](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/boy-with-a-lute-ra1e72bdd154fe0>)
- [Buffoon Playing a Lute](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-frans-r70576a8b6d10d2/buffoon-playing-a-lute-r533f92c43fd390>)

## Attribution

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