| The Merry Trio | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Judith Leyster |
| Year | 1629 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 88 cm× 73.5 cm(35 in× 28.9 in) |
| Location | private collection |
The Merry Trio is an oil painting by Judith Leyster in a private collection. [1] It was considered a work by Frans Hals until 1903.
The painting was together with Leyster's The Last Drop in the collection of the British dealer/auction house Sir George Donaldson (1845-1925) where it was documented in 1903. [1] The two may be pendants, as they were then reported to have the same measurements.
According to Hofrichter, the scene shows the popular Merry company theme common in 17th-century commedia dell'arte plays. [1] This daylight scene serves as a contrast to its candlelit pendant which warns of the dangers of drinking and smoking. Clearly, Leyster preferred the sober yet festive daytime scene, because she selected the musician on the right to illustrate her self-portrait. It was purchased in 1988 from the Noortman collection by the Dutch businessman Eric Albada Jelgersma, and was auctioned in 2018. [2]
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The Serenade is a 1629 oil painting by Judith Leyster in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. It was attributed for centuries to Frans Hals until Wilhelm von Bode saw it in the Six collection in 1883. He noticed the prominent "J" in the signature, and attributed it to Jan Hals. This is one of seven paintings first properly attributed to Leyster by Hofstede de Groot ten years later in 1893.
The Last Drop is a c. 1629 oil painting by Judith Leyster in the John G. Johnson collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was regarded as a work by Frans Hals until 1903, when it was noticed that it is signed 'JL*' on the tankard.
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A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel is a 1635 oil painting by Judith Leyster that is now in the National Gallery, London.
A Game of Tric-Trac is a painting by Judith Leyster from 1630.
The Musician (1662) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Bartholomeus van der Helst. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Unequal Love is a painting made in about 1631 by the Dutch Golden Age painter Judith Leyster. It is in the collection of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome.
