The artwork, titled “Two Boys Singing,” is a Baroque portrait created by the renowned artist Frans Hals around the year 1625. Executed in oil on canvas, the painting measures 66.8 by 52.1 cm. This piece is housed in Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel, Germany.
The artwork portrays two young boys engaged in singing. One of them, positioned to the right, is actively playing a stringed instrument, possibly a lute or a similar instrument, while singing with a focused expression. His eyes are lowered towards a music book, which lies open before the two figures. The other boy, positioned behind him to the left, appears to be clapping his hands, contributing to the musical ambiance. The overall composition exudes a sense of camaraderie and shared joy in the act of making music, captured with Hals’s characteristic loose brushwork and keen attention to the play of light and shadow.
