# Lady Playing a Lute

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## Artwork

- Artist: [NEER, Eglon van der](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on panel, 42 x 31 cm

## Commentary

This panel shows a lady playing a lute with a gentleman seated at a table in an interior. In his early genre scenes, such as the present one, Eglon van der Neer was inspired by Pieter de Hooch&#39;s and Gerard Terborch&#39;s innovative interiors - both artists he no doubt knew personally. &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 \(&#39;/music1/16\_cent/milano\_lute.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);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 Lady Drawing](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/a-lady-drawing-r2e4682017676fd>)
- [Allegory of Religion](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/allegory-of-religion-r8d8e1963ad90e9>)
- [Children with a Cage and a Cat](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/children-with-a-cage-and-a-cat-rbe4cbacb7967a2>)
- [Elegant Couple in an Interior \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/elegant-couple-in-an-interior-detail-r03e8394e201b7f>)
- [Elegant Couple in an Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/elegant-couple-in-an-interior-r1511ee74e59ec4>)
- [Family Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/family-portrait-r368b5b0b5d13c1>)
- [Pastoral Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/pastoral-landscape-r111086ef2e14e4>)
- [Portrait of a Young Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/portrait-of-a-young-woman-rd683e329835449>)
- [The Fainting Fit](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/the-fainting-fit-re7e38103130e36>)
- [The Penitent Magdalene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/the-penitent-magdalene-rfa53cd79688824>)
- [The Reader](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/the-reader-rb227457b3dffbb>)
- [Woman Washing Her Hands \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/neer-eglon-van-der-r56177579624cd1/woman-washing-her-hands-detail-r7987095902b8e6>)

## Attribution

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