Young Woman Seated at a Virginal
In the left foreground rests a viola da gamba with the bow placed in between the strings. The virginal has a landscape painted on the inside of the lid, and the painting in the background is 'The Procuress' by Dirck van Baburen (Boston, Museum of Fine Arts) or a copy of it. Whether or not the subject of 'The Procuress' is intended to have a bearing on the meaning of the whole work is not clear. It is probable that a more general association between music and love is intended. A tapestry frames the scene at the upper left, and the skirting in the lower right is decorated with Delft tiles. (http... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Image |
Schlagwörter: | Painting / 17th century / Dutch / musical instruments |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26644098 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/157931 |
In the left foreground rests a viola da gamba with the bow placed in between the strings. The virginal has a landscape painted on the inside of the lid, and the painting in the background is 'The Procuress' by Dirck van Baburen (Boston, Museum of Fine Arts) or a copy of it. Whether or not the subject of 'The Procuress' is intended to have a bearing on the meaning of the whole work is not clear. It is probable that a more general association between music and love is intended. A tapestry frames the scene at the upper left, and the skirting in the lower right is decorated with Delft tiles. (http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk)