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Engraving of four musicians with lute, viol and other instruments around a table by a window, with a garden view behind them.

A group of musicians; representing the sense of hearing. Engraving by A. Bosse, c. 1650.

An engraved allegorical scene shows four musicians gathered around a table in a room with a tall latticed window. One man plays a lute, another a viol, and a seated player reads from a score while a fourth plucks a stringed instrument. Fine parallel hatching models the costumes, floor and garden beyond.

Artist
Abraham Bosse
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Allegorical prints Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3196 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Grupo de músicos, que representa el sentido del oído

Un grabado alegórico muestra a cuatro músicos reunidos alrededor de una mesa en una habitación con una gran ventana de celosía. Un hombre toca un laúd, otro una viola y un músico sentado lee una partitura. El sombreado fino en paralelo define los trajes, el suelo y el jardín al fondo.

Português: Grupo de músicos, representando o sentido da audição

Uma gravura alegórica mostra quatro músicos reunidos em torno de uma mesa, em uma sala com uma grande janela de treliça. Um homem toca alaúde, outro uma viola, e um músico sentado lê uma partitura. Hachuras finas e paralelas modelam os trajes, o piso e o jardim ao fundo.

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