# Lute Playing Young Man [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MANFREDI, Bartolomeo]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 105 x 77 cm ## Commentary Lute Playing Young Man - Oil on canvas, 105 x 77 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg The attribution is debated. In the 19th century it was attributed to Valentin, recently it is suggested to be the work of Nicholas Tournier. The original size of the painting was larger, the lower part was cut in the 19th century. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 2 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/16\_cent/milano\_lute.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Francesco da Milano: Tre fantasie for lute</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [Allegory of the Four Seasons]() - [Bacchus and a Drinker]() - [Cain Slaying Abel]() - [Christ Blessing]() - [Cupid Chastised]() - [Gypsy Fortune Teller]() - [Tavern Scene with a Lute Player]() - [The Capture of Christ]() - [The Denial of St Peter]() - [The Triumph of David]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()