# Serenade

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/serenade-rcacd0e9662afa8>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [LEYSTER, Judith](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel, 46 x 35 cm

## Commentary

The lute-player is depicted di sotto in su, from a low vantage point. Singing a serenade he is accompanying himself on the lute. His extravagant red breeches with yellowish-gold and black stripes are slightly out of focus, creating the illusion that the viewer is looking up at him from close by. Judith Leyster was one of the very few professional female painters of her time. &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 \(streaming mp3, 7 minutes\):&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/schubert/schubert\_serenade.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Franz Schubert: Ständchen \(Serenade\), Franz Liszt&#39;s transcription&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/table&gt;

## Related artworks

- [A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/a-boy-and-a-girl-with-a-cat-and-an-eel-rc118614d054dfd>)
- [Boy Playing a Flute](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/boy-playing-a-flute-rb590173c975c40>)
- [Carousing Couple](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/carousing-couple-rf3f285bb8d4fd7>)
- [Jolly Toper](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/jolly-toper-rd73f4557243a98>)
- [Self-Portrait](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/self-portrait-r4d9436653154e6>)
- [The Proposition](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/the-proposition-r57001772f64359>)
- [Two Children with a Cat](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/leyster-judith-r694daa021f0d7f/two-children-with-a-cat-rf1a48a060e7518>)

## Attribution

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