# Boy with a Flute [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LUTI, Benedetto]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 42 x 33 cm ## Commentary Boy with a Flute c. 1720 Oil on canvas, 42 x 33 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg This is an excellent example of Luti's refined portraiture. It shows a young boy holding in his hand a flute though he appears to have been distracted by something unknown to the viewer. Luti has applied skilful colouring and flowing brushwork to achieve a subtle luminosity that is particularly lustrous in the boy's curled hair and rosy cheeks. Several replicas exist of this widely known picture, executed by various artists. ## Related artworks - [Head of a Young Boy]() - [Head of a Young Girl]() - [Portrait of a Young Girl]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()