Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure

ISBN-13: 9781857095678 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 72 str.

Marjorie E Wieseman

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Johannes Vermeer (1632 1675) is one of the world s most captivating artists. Renowned for his sublimely beautiful depictions of everyday Dutch life, Vermeer created exquisite paintings that are sought out by any art lover. Music was a key facet of 17th-century Dutch life, in both public and private. Of Vermeer sthirty-sixsurviving paintings, twelve depict musical themes or a musical instrument. These include the magnificent "Young Woman Standing at a Virginal," "Young Woman Seated at a Virginal," "The Music Lesson," and "The Guitar Player," all featured in this book.

The book also includes paintings by Vermeer s contemporaries, such as Gerard ter Borch (1617 1681), Gabriel Metsu (1629 1667), and Jan Steen (c. 1626 1679). "Vermeer and Music "provides new insight into the cultural significance of these images. A historical overview of musical instruments and entertainment in the Dutch Republic, including the abundant publication of songbooks filled with love songs and poems, some richly illustrated, contextualizes the fascinating relationship between music and the visual arts."