Two Boys and a Girl making Music

The subject of children making music celebrates the carefree pleasures of youth. The boy on the left is playing a violin, and the one on the right a 'rommelpot' (rumbling pot). The girl, who is wearing a soldier's gorget, beats an accompaniment with spoons on a helmet. This painting recalls representations of children made by Molenaer’s wife, Judith Leyster. However, here the artist’s technique is less broad and more precise.