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Wandering Minstrel more
minstrels, people, music, musical instruments, song-writing, books, pens, men, medieval
This youth has a lute strapped to his back and holds an open manuscript book in his left hand in his right, a quill pen. Perhaps he is writing a song, although he won’t get far without an inkwell.
He is looking sideways, and in the original composition was gazing at a portrait of Ludwig Knaus, who was staring back at the boy.