Exhibition Insight | Vermeer: Painter of Music | The National Gallery, London

Описание: What can we learn from the depictions of music in Vermeer's paintings? Watch 'Vermeer and Music: the Art of Love and Leisure curator Betsy Wieseman and members of the Academy of Ancient Music discuss the symbolism present in some of Vermeer's best-known works, with musical accompaniment from members of the Academy.

Vermeer was not a prolific artist with only 36 paintings agreed to have been produced during his lifetime. Although it is unknown whether Vermeer himself was a musician in any way, three of his paintings in particular; 'Woman Standing at a Virginal', 'Woman Seated at a Virginal' and 'The Guitar Player', see him consciously addressing variations around the same theme; in the same way that a musician might.

Join Betsy Wieseman as she examines the relationship between Vermeer's paintings of women with musical instruments from 1670 -- 1672 and the music of the period in this film produced to accompany the exhibition at the National Gallery which runs from 26 June -- 8 September 2013.

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