The Organ Player and His Wife

Art Institute of Chicago

The Organ Player and His Wife

Israhel van Meckenem the YoungerLinkedCulture matchlcp-05aec119625d

Date
1495/1503
Medium
Engraving on buff laid paper
Culture
Germany
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
3810

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Here a couple making music in a comfortable interior is an image of harmony. The wife assists the husband by working the bellows of the portative organ, and her open mouth suggests that he is accompanying her song. This is one of a series of six engravings by Meckenem showing couples engaging in music making, card playing, and other pastimes in domestic settings. The engraver elaborated on the household details with particular care, delineating a curtained bed, a built-in cupboard open to show a basin and covered cup, and an extendable table holding the organ. Above the wife’s head is a convex mirror, which was still a luxury item in 1500.

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Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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