# An Officer Blowing a Trumpet [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [PALAMEDESZ., Antonie]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on panel, 38 x 31 cm cm ## Commentary The trumpeter's task in the Dutch army was to alert all the soldiers in the guardroom \(cortegaard\) to march out of the military unit following a commander's orders. This painting is an example of the many guardroom scenes painted by Anthonie Palamedesz. Note the so-called clarion flag hung from the instrument. <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 \(streaming mp3, 4 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/17\_cent/aldrovandini\_sonata.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Giuseppe Aldrovandini: Sonata in D Major for two trumpets, strings and basso continuo</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [A Merry Company]() - [A Musical Party with an Allegory of the Five Senses \(detail\)]() - [A Musical Party with an Allegory of the Five Senses]() - [An Elegant Company in an Interior \(detail\)]() - [An Elegant Company in an Interior]() - [Brothel Scene]() - [Company Dining and Making Music]() - [Couple Playing Trictrac]() - [Family Portrait]() - [Guardroom Interior]() - [Guardroom Interior]() - [Guardroom Interior]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()