Music Lesson (picture by Jan Vermeer)

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Lesson of music (n. De musics) - picture of Jan Vermeer dating back to 1659-1664. The canvas is signed on the right side of the image frame.

The painting is now part of the Royal Collection and is located in Buckingham Palace. The royal collection was purchased by Jerzy III of Hanover as a work by Frans van Mieris (1635-1681). It was only in 1866 that Thoré-Bürger recognized Vermeer's work in it.

The canvas depicts a stage set in a rich, brightly lit interior, near the windows. The scene is remote from the viewer. In the foreground stands a table, covered with a multicolored carpet, and on it stands a white decanter and a plate. Both carpets and carafes are elements that often occur in painters' paintings. Next to the table and chairs lies the cello or viola da gamba. A second instrument, identified as a virgin, a spatula or harpsichord, is played on the wall. Although she is turned her back to the viewer, her face is visible in the mirror, suspended over the instrument. The instrument features a Latin inscription: MUSICA LETITIAE CO [ME] S / MEDICINA DOLOR [IS] (music is a companion in joy and a drug of affliction). The second person presented by the painter is an elegantly dressed man listening to music, whose sash and saber indicate a high social position.

On the wall to the right you will see a fragment of the picture, most likely Caritas Romana (Roman charity), Caravaggio style. The scene shows the imprisoned Cimon, who is breastfeeding his own daughter Pero. Bibliography

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