This little fellow wanted to learn to play the lute, but the master musician told him, "that would come very hard to you. Your fingers are not quite suited to it, and are far too big. I am afraid the strings would not last." Nevertheless, he perserveres, and at last learns to play the instrument.
To highlight the comical nature of the scene I chose to contrast a fairly detailed rendering of the lute with a more exaggerated and loose handling of the donkey himself.
The lute was the dominant instrument of the Renaissance, so I chose to incorporate Renaissance architectural elements, costuming, weaponry (the rapier) and of course tablature (a musical notation system) into the picture as well. The lute pegs heart shaped, because eventually the donkey uses his musical gifts to serenade his future bride.

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