Lady Seated at a Virginal

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Lady Seated at a Virginal
ArtistJohannes Vermeer
Yearc. 1670–1672[1]
MediumOil on canvas
MovementDutch Golden Age painting
Dimensions51.5 cm × 45.5 cm (20.3 in × 17.9 in)[1]
LocationNational Gallery, London

Lady Seated at a Virginal (Dutch: Zittende virginaalspeelster), also known as Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, is a genre painting created by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer in about 1670–1672 and now in the National Gallery, London.[2]

Lady Seated at a Virginal

Another painting, probably also by Johannes Vermeer known as

virginal
. This painting and Lady Seated at a Virginal are quite separate works and are each known by alternate names and confusion between those two pieces may exist.

Description

The picture shows a woman facing left and playing a virginal. In the left foreground is a

viola da gamba holding a bow between its strings.[2] A landscape is painted on the inside lid of the virginal, and the painting on the wall is either the original or a copy of The Procuress by Dirck van Baburen (c. 1622, now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston), which belonged to Vermeer's mother-in-law.[2]
The painting is 51.5 by 45.5 centimetres (20.3 in × 17.9 in).

Commentary

Because of its style, the painting has been dated to about 1670. It has been suggested that it and

The painting is one of several works by Vermeer featuring keyboard instruments, including

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Key facts: A Young Woman seated at a Virginal". National Gallery (London) web site. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal". National Gallery, London web site. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  3. ^ Liedtke, Walter; Johnson, C. Richard Jr.; Johnson, Don H. "Canvas matches in Vermeer: a case study in the computer analysis of canvas supports" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ Sheldon, Libby; Costaras, Nicolas (2006). "Johannes Vermeer's Young Woman Seated at a Virginal". Burlington Magazine. 148: 89–97.
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