1856
oil
canvas
From the collection of Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Zampogna player and his wife is a 1856 oil by Jan August Hendrik Leys, a Biedermeier work, held at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
This painting shows a man and a woman standing together. The man is wearing a hat, a long coat, and sandals. He has a bag slung over his shoulder and is holding a long, thin instrument. The woman is wearing a headscarf and a long dress. She is holding a basket. The couple is standing in front of a plain background. The man's instrument and the woman's basket suggest that they may be musicians or performers. The style of their clothing and the simplicity of the background give the painting a sense of timelessness. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Jan August Hendrik Leys.
Henri Leys, Hendrik Leys or Jan August Hendrik, Baron Leys (18 February 1815 – 26 August 1869) was a Belgian painter and printmaker.
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