Junge Frau spielt einem jungen Mann auf dem Cembalo

A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man

Unlike Steen's characteristic scenes of drunkenness, this painting shows a musical pastime in a refined interior. His fine technique here mimics Dou and van Mieris, whose work hangs nearby. Musical harmony was often taken as a metaphor for love in the 17th century.