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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 Merry Trio
Artist	Judith Leyster
Year	1629
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	88 cm × 73.5 cm (35 in × 28.9 in)
Location	private collection

Provenance

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 Last Drop (c. 1629), a possible pendant
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  Self-portrait with easel

See also

• List of paintings by Judith Leyster

References

На других языках

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- [en] Merry Trio

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[es] El trío alegre

El trío alegre es una pintura al óleo de Judith Leyster en una colección privada.[1] Fue considerado un trabajo de Frans Hals hasta 1903.

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[ru] Весёлое трио

«Весёлое трио» — малоизвестное произведение женщины-художницы из Голландии первой половины XVII века Юдит Лейстер (1609—1660).

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