#the music lesson

[cinematic-phosphenes]

The Music Lesson (c. 1877) by Frederic Leighton

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[artschoolglasses]

The Music Lesson, Jacob Ochtervelt, 1671

[aduckwithears]

Aziraphale: Music Tyooter 🎵🎶

insp below:

Saw the Music Tyooter thing in the Demon's Guide to Angelic Beings. Saw the painting. I had no choice but to draw this.

The Music Lesson 

Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588–1629) (style of)

[mewsart]

Another Holland for yall

[contremineur]

There is a love for the real, an affection for the true, in all of Dutch art. A church interior with its stillness. A hand with its gesture. A landscape with its distances. A cloud with its motion.

Katharine Weber, from The music lesson (Crown 1998)

[cutehomeart]

The Music Lesson is an exceptional example of Vermeer's storytelling prowess. Unlike many of his contemporaries who chose grand landscapes or mythological scenes as their subjects, Vermeer chose an intimate scene of a music lesson in a well-to-do Dutch household. The setting is modest and domestic, yet it is within this simplicity that Vermeer weaves a complex narrative.

At first glance, The Music Lesson appears as a straightforward depiction of a young woman learning to play the virginal, a keyboard instrument popular in the 17th century. She is attended by a gentleman, presumably her tutor, who looks on as she plays. However, as we look closer, the layers begin to unfold, revealing the richness and depth of Vermeer's artistry.

[whendidmythoughtsgocrazy]

I tried to heal everyone’s heartache but my own.

k.b. // gatton - other’s melodies

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Turtle Takedown Teamwork.

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[donaviolet]

Words cannot explain how in love I am with Will Wood's new song titles

[anyataylorjoys]

POCAHONTAS (1995) dir. Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg 

[paintinganangel]

Daddy Lessons (music video) by Beyoncé

[a-beginners-guide-to-girlbossing]

Jhariah album/singles art (2018-2024)

[delphic-oracle-cat]

Genuinely ancient doodle from the dawn of time (6 months ago) that I thought was funny

[mewsart]

Holland with his first born, Wally!! :)

Background halo by @gingerhaole

[contremineur]

The Dutch painters of the seventeenth century were not afraid of the wind. Think of those skies filling the canvas; think of those towering dark clouds, those windlashed trees. At Ardnageeha, I imagine Jacob van Ruisdael beside me, working with his characteristic probity, painting the wind's portrait.

Katharine Weber, from The music lesson (Crown 1998)

[cutehomeart]

Intriguingly, Vermeer often employed instruments not just for their musical attributes, but for their symbolic significance as well. The lute, for instance, is an object of recurring interest in his works, seen in paintings like "The Music Lesson" and "Woman Playing a Lute Near a Window." Traditionally, the lute has been associated with love and courtship, and in Vermeer's expert hands, it becomes a potent symbol of romance and sensual pleasure.

On the other hand, the viola da gamba that we observe in "The Music Lesson" or "Lady Seated at a Virginal" represents a more cultured, refined appreciation of music. The presence of this instrument suggests a desire for harmony and balance—much like the harmonious compositions of Vermeer’s paintings themselves.