Term in the Form of a Woman with Musical Instrument

A draped woman stands frontally within an oval frame, raising a fringed canopy above her head with one hand. Beside her, a potted plant, a lute, a harp-like instrument and other musical instruments rest on a pedestal. The fine etched hatching gives the figure a sculptural, term-like presence.

Look closer: A small ornamental mask-like bracket hangs on the right side of the oval, beside the instruments.

Artist

Jean Mignon

Date

1535–55

Medium

Etching; first state of two

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2196 × 3534 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gourary Gift, 1987