Music lesson

ID: #3834 | Dutch painters | People

The painting depicts a historical interior probably from the Baroque or Renaissance period. On the right side a young woman is seated at a table looking at a man standing at a keyboard instrument, clavichord or virginal. The man is turned sideways and looking at a sheet of music. A lead-framed window lets diffused light into a room with a wooden floor where papers are spread out. A lute also lies on the floor and an oriental rug is laid in the corner.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. He enjoyed painting scenes from life and common situations in the households of townspeople. During his lifetime, he did not become famous and in his time, he was rather a provincial painter. He worked carefully and slowly; he loved to work with light and used brilliant colours with expensive pigments. His art was rediscovered in the 19th century and he has since slowly become a recognized and sought-after painter. He allegedly worked with the obscura camera to achieve true perspective and composition. Often his paintings depict one or two figures at the window. His most famous work is considered to be Girl with a Pearl Earring.