Jacob Toorenvliet - Three elegant Musicians at the Fontana del Tritone

Jacob Toorenvliet
Leiden, 1640 – Oegstgeest, 1719

Three elegant Musicians seated at the Fontana del Tritone,
An Allegory on Harmony

Signed and dated ‘JToornvliet Fc A 16 . 4’ (JT in ligature), lower centre
Oil on canvas
H. 45.5 cm. W. 38 cm.

Provenance
Private collection, France

Exhibition
Muziek! Vier eeuwen muzikale kunst. Stedelijk Museum, Zwolle, The Netherlands, 8 October 2015 - 31 January 2016

Literature
Otte, K. (2015). Muziek! Vier eeuwen muzikale kunst. (Exhibition cataloge) Zwolle: Stedelijk Museum, p. 15, with illustration

Note
We are grateful to Dr. Susanne H. Karau, who wrote her dissertation on Jacob Toorenvliet in 2002 (Freie Universität Berlin), for endorsing the authenticity and for her help in cataloguing this painting