Boy playing the Flute

This painting is one of Leyster best and most important works. It is probably made in the early 1630s. The composition is innovative and the subject is a combination of genre picture, a still life, and a portrait. In connection with the acquisition in 1871, the painting was attributed to both Frans Hals by Jan de Bray despite the monogram. It was not identified as a work of Judith Leyster until 18…