Frans Hals, Dutch
When the Mandolin Player Passes You the Joint But You’re Good, ca. 1623
Oil on canvas
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Info, or links that point to more info, about this artist can be found here, here (archived if necessary), here, here, here, here, here, here (can be read in full for free on Fridays), here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here, perhaps in addition to what’s in his Wikipedia page.
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/// In Frans Hals’ Singing Boy with a Flute,
the boy croons, but has not blown one toot.
He’s been warbling non-stop
holding on to this prop,
but his wooden recorder is mute.
/// He’d been told it is best to present
vocals with self-accompaniment.
If he hopes for the title
“Netherlandian Idol”
he must seem to play some instrument.
/// Contest judges will hear the boy rap;
he is hoping they’ll like it and clap.
If he gets it together
it will be quite a feather
in the boy’s rakish face-framing cap.
/// But, to hear him play, if they demand,
the boy has a cute, clever quip planned.
He can’t finger the flute,
so he’ll stay resolute
and advise them to “talk to the hand.”