What is in this image? Describe it as if you were explaining it to someone from the 15th century.

This image depicts a whimsical creature akin to a fantastical beast, which bears a superficial resemblance to the body of a stout cask or barrel. The creature is clad in what appears to be a protective cap, reminiscent of a helmet, though with a segmented and rounded top rather than a pointed one. It has a face with human-like eyes and a startled expression. Two arms emerge from its sides, and it wields a tool resembling a woodwind instrument or perhaps a shepherd''s pipe. It stands amidst a simple garden, with undulating ground and tufts of grass, featuring tulips and other foliage dotting the landscape. This creature, seemingly borne from a tale of fancy, brings to mind the allegories and mythic beings one might find in the marginalia of an illuminated manuscript or in the tales told by firelight to stir the mind and heart.