This small image presents the classic familiar components of a Veermer composition. A man and a woman sharing a pleasant moment alone in a comfortable, light-flooded interior. In the image, the young woman appears in surprise before the viewer as she receives a lesson in music theory. This practice was certainly widespread among those young Dutchmen from well-to-do families who took up music as a further discipline in their education, enhancing their creativity.
Collection: Images
Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 8. Women and the change for gender equality in Europe.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://collections.frick.org/objects/273
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (39,4 x 44,5 cm)
Source: Frick Gallery (Nueva York)
Language: English
Date: 1658-59
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: 1901.1.125
Copyright: Frick Gallery (Nueva York)
Abstract: A woman finds herself receiving a musical lesson until the spectator of the composition attracts her attention
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