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Lady Standing at a Virginal is a genre painting created by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in about 1670–1672, now in the National Gallery, London. Description
Lady Standing at a Virginal, also known as Young Woman Standing at a Virginal [8] 1673–75 or c. 1670–72 [8] Oil on canvas, 51.7 × 45.2 cm National Gallery, London: Lady Seated at a Virginal, also known as Young Woman Seated at a Virginal [8] 1673–75 or c. 1670–72 [8] Oil on canvas, 51.5 × 45.5 cm National Gallery, London
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 ...
The colour scheme is typical of Vermeer's mature work. The "luminosity and finely modelled passages" of the young woman's skirt recall the Lady Standing at a Virginal and are often cited as the painting's best feature, contrasting with the less skillfully painted cloak. [7]
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The Music Lesson, Woman Seated at a Virginal or A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Johannes Vermeer is a painting of a young female pupil playing a virginal during a music lesson with a male teacher. The man's mouth is slightly agape giving the impression that he is singing along with the music that the young girl is playing.
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