[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks for digging that up, John.

[spankalib]

Haha! So I checked more closely for Zampognari (thanks for that wonderful, evocative story eta!). Not as unusual as I first thought! ‘Pipers’ are also pictured in:

#1 by Carlo Saracini
#3 by Sebastiano Conca
#9 by Jan Cossiers
#13 probably (the boy blowing on something on the far right)
#17 by De Crayer
#20 by Jordaens (although it could be, arguably, “just a flute”)
#25 by Domenichino
#29 by Van Der Goes (although it could be, arguably, “just a flute”)
#33 by Jan Steen
#39 by Von Aachen
#45 by Reni
#47 by Bronzino

IOW, fully 25% of these selections.

I learned something in searching for Zampognari.
Each of these works evokes differing emotions. Fantastic!