# The Musicians

**Caravaggio** (Italian, 1571–1610)  
1597  
Oil on canvas  
36 1/4 x 46 5/8 in. (92.1 x 118.4 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 52.81. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435844).

## About this work

Caravaggio painted this in 1597, aged 26. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Caravaggio](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/caravaggio)

Italian, 1571–1610; born in Milan or Caravaggio; died in Porto Ercole

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- The artist was 26
- Real size: about 36 × 47 in (92 × 118 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 24 × 36 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Grapes, Men, Music, Lutes, Violins, Cupid, Musicians
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

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