# Musicians

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HALS, Dirck](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on wood, 43 x 47 cm

## Commentary

The present work joins the &lt;A onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/h/hals/dirk/merrycom.html&#39;\)&#34; HREF=&#34;/html/h/hals/dirk/merrycom.html&#34;&gt;Merry Company Making Music&lt;/A&gt; as one of Dirck Hals&#39; two earliest known interiors, both dated 1623. &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 \(&#39;/music1/17\_cent/weelkes\_madrigal.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Thomas Weelkes: Madrigal \(Springtime Song\)&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [A Banquet](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/a-banquet-r46f1ee7c4931c0>)
- [A Garden Party](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/a-garden-party-rcf0f6df0c5d0ac>)
- [A Merry Company Making Music](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/a-merry-company-making-music-re56ac8a374df2a>)
- [Amusing Party in the Open Air \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/amusing-party-in-the-open-air-detail-rb8efc2de93b630>)
- [An Elegant Company Playing Music](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/an-elegant-company-playing-music-r1dd842e9e95f2e>)
- [Banquet Scene in a Renaissance Hall](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/banquet-scene-in-a-renaissance-hall-rb37d7e98a7ce5e>)
- [Children Playing Cards](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/children-playing-cards-r156046287aa594>)
- [Children with a Cat](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/children-with-a-cat-r5dd5b72f697d70>)
- [Elegant Company in an Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/elegant-company-in-an-interior-r304751cffb00e7>)
- [Interior Scene \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/interior-scene-detail-r2cc203463cfbaa>)
- [Interior Scene \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/interior-scene-detail-r90c147c2effca1>)
- [Interior Scene \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hals-dirck-rf6eba5c420ef81/interior-scene-detail-rcd26d7af8d60ba>)

## Attribution

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