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Woman Playing a Guitar is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Simon Vouet, executed c. 1618. The painting depicts a woman lost in reverie while playing a guitar. The work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Woman Playing a Guitar
Artist	Simon Vouet
Year	c. 1618
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	106.5 cm × 75.8 cm (41.9 in × 29.8 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession	2017.242

Description

Woman Playing a Guitar depicts a satin-garbed women playing a guitar, a subject that was common in 17th century European art.[1] The woman is seen gazing at into space, and is described by the Met as being "lost in reverie". Sources have also commented on the subject's sumptuous dress.[2][1]

The work was painted by Simon Vouet while the French artist was living in Rome. The work was painted for a private collector, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art speculates that the work may have once been in the collection of Palazzo Patrizi.[1]

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