Leonaert Bramer, known as "Leonardo della Notte" (Leonardo of the Night) for his copies in the Dutch painters association (schildersbent) in Rome, is known for his shady scenes.
The painting shows a pub scene with men playing music and singing, the one on the right carries a sword. The artist thematically joins the Utrecht Caravaggists, but he transposes the inn scenes with soldiers and musicians introduced by the Caravaggists into his new, stylistic idiom with a preference for dark and night scenes with ghostly figures.
22 × 17 cm
Oil on slate
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