Música; fiesta; fiesta musical; siglo XVII; interior; costumbrismo; historia cultural; diversión; Caspar Netscher; National Gallery - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:12:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Música; fiesta; fiesta musical; siglo XVII; interior; costumbrismo; historia cultural; diversión; Caspar Netscher; National Gallery - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Musical party https://historylab.es/musical-party/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=musical-party Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/fiesta-musical/ Musical amusement in an interior with different figures

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]]> The work related to the original Caspar Netscher leaves the viewer free to interpret it. This composition was certainly popular at the time, resulting in several copies of the original in the Alte Piankothek in Munich. Paintings with musicians playing were enjoyed in 17th-century Holland. These works were purely decorative, but sometimes harboured moments of emotion that provided opportunities for flirtation. Perhaps, because of the musical setting, they represent the harmony of love. Whatever the main motif, this work invites free interpretation and discussion of stories.

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