This engraving portrays a lute-player performing in the street, or perhaps in a town square. The musician could be part of an ensemble, as there are other instruments and people in the background. Or, with the inclusion of a fountain with a statue in the background, this engraving might be depicting as many different types of art as possible, with various type of musical instruments representing performing arts, and the statue representing visual arts.
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