 His "Man holding a mask", despite its emblematic overtones, shows a youth whose features are rendered like those of a real person.This blending of fidelity to life and idealisation, the mysterious and fascinating is also present in a group of five oval paintings that date to the first half of the 17th century.They include a , a "Lute Maker", a "Violin Maker", an "Old Woman Sewing" and an "Old Woman Spinning".