The one exception is the red sash worn by the central character, perhaps intentionally, the boy with the obviously red hair. While his sash is not a bright red, and so harmonizes with the earth tones, it is enough to draw the viewer’s eye to the Lute player as the main character. Parts of the canvas appear to be damaged in the background, as the different shades of the light brown and charcoal black vary unnaturally. Considering the painting is in poor condition because of past restorations and has a significant amount of paint loss, it makes it difficult to read the music manuscripts so we cannot really determine the type of music being
The one exception is the red sash worn by the central character, perhaps intentionally, the boy with the obviously red hair. While his sash is not a bright red, and so harmonizes with the earth tones, it is enough to draw the viewer’s eye to the Lute player as the main character. Parts of the canvas appear to be damaged in the background, as the different shades of the light brown and charcoal black vary unnaturally. Considering the painting is in poor condition because of past restorations and has a significant amount of paint loss, it makes it difficult to read the music manuscripts so we cannot really determine the type of music being