# Musical Company

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PALAMEDESZ., Antonie](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel, 41 x 53 cm

## Commentary

The painting shows an elegant musical company in an interior with a gentleman playing a lute. The same interior, richly decorated with goldleather, a fireplace with a painting above and a bed, is depicted in other paintings by Palamedesz. from the 1660s. &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 \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/milano\_lute.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);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

- [A Merry Company](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/a-merry-company-r209765233009ae>)
- [A Musical Party with an Allegory of the Five Senses \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/a-musical-party-with-an-allegory-of-the-five-senses-detail-r9b568ba4801452>)
- [A Musical Party with an Allegory of the Five Senses](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/a-musical-party-with-an-allegory-of-the-five-senses-ree599a89b9d539>)
- [An Elegant Company in an Interior \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/an-elegant-company-in-an-interior-detail-r4a9cca7df97027>)
- [An Elegant Company in an Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/an-elegant-company-in-an-interior-r10a324297f4722>)
- [An Officer Blowing a Trumpet](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/an-officer-blowing-a-trumpet-r6071ad09273439>)
- [Brothel Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/brothel-scene-r8d70c858c3c9b1>)
- [Company Dining and Making Music](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/company-dining-and-making-music-r1708d07885177c>)
- [Couple Playing Trictrac](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/couple-playing-trictrac-rb59cca4d4a9191>)
- [Family Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/family-portrait-r8dc59a73e41bef>)
- [Guardroom Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/guardroom-interior-r3ca33566f31f93>)
- [Guardroom Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/palamedesz-antonie-r6ac7f3dda54606/guardroom-interior-r7e1b65c3881b26>)

## Attribution

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