![Jan Molenaer - A Young Man and Woman Making Music [c.1630-32] by Gandalf's Gallery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ttXAxYZD3YkyOhgXwDVFDIH7jNNi5DU00ePGbhKD3JOa-I9jV09Vtml7hta2WrRyAPiDg0-Wx6G2KNtSmFwZ7e7BVBCsI8kIzQJZtyscU3N7vk4ID85boXeZ5TKgwTYg=s0-d)
Jan Molenaer - A Young Man and Woman Making Music [c.1630-32], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.
The duet played by the couple may well refer to the harmony of true love, while the foot-warmer is usually interpreted as a symbol for the effort a man has to make in order to gain a woman's love. The portrait in the right background is in the style of Michiel van Miereveld (1567-1641), and is probably of Prince Frederik Henrik of Orange (1584-1647), who became Stadholder of the Dutch Republic in 1625.
[Oil on canvas, 68 x 84 cm]
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