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Four young musicians tune their instruments and study music, crowded together in intimate proximity, one figure (possibly a self-portrait) looking out at the viewer.
Significance
Painted for Cardinal Del Monte, a music lover, it demonstrates Caravaggio's early interest in sensuous male beauty and the emotional power of music.
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
92.1 cm × 118.4 cm
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA