A Woman Seated at a Table and a Man Tuning a Violin

Gabriel Metsu painted A Woman Seated at a Table and a Man Tuning a Violin, a scene of domestic music-making. A woman waits while her companion prepares to play. Music scenes were popular in Dutch genre painting, often carrying romantic undertones.

Metsu rendered fabrics, instruments, and interior details with great care. His quiet domestic scenes rival Vermeer's in their psychological subtlety and technical refinement.