Hearing

The sitter may be Jan Philip van Thielen (1618 - 1677), the flower painter. The man plays a lute; a music score is on the table. He represents the sense of hearing.

One of a series of the 'Five Senses', by Coques, in the Collection; 'Sight', 'Touch', 'Smell', the fifth, 'Taste', is probably a copy. The series was painted before 1661 when 'Sight' was engraved. The costumes suggest a date of about 1655-60.

Other paintings in this group: The Five Senses

Sight (Portrait of Robert van den Hoecke) from The Five Senses

Gonzales Coques

before 1661

Touch from The Five Senses

Gonzales Coques

before 1661

Smell (Portrait of Lucas Fayd'herbe) from The Five Senses

Gonzales Coques

before 1661

Taste from The Five Senses

After Gonzales Coques

after 1661