Identificationtitle(s): the serenadea lute player known as 'the serenade'. Object type: painting object number: sk-a-2326. Inscriptions / marks: signature and date, with monogram and star, top right: '1629 / j*'. Description: the serenade. A boy playing a lute. A beret with plumes on the head. Manufacture. Manufacturer: painter: judith leyster (mentioned on object). Date: 1629. Physical features: oil on panel. Material: panel oil paint. Dimensions: carrier: height 47 cm. × width 34. 5 cm. Subject: what: lute, and special forms of lute, e. G. : theorboserenade to the beloved. Credit line: purchase with the support of the rembrandt association. Acquisition: purchase 1908. Date: 1629.