Johannes Vermeer - Girl interrupted at her music 1658-1661
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Girl interrupted at her music 1658-1661
44x39cm oil/canvas
Frick Collection, New York City, USA
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From Frick Collection, New York City:
Music-making, a recurring subject in Vermeer’s interior scenes, was associated in the seventeenth century with courtship. In this painting of a duet or music lesson momentarily interrupted, the amorous theme is reinforced by the picture of Cupid with raised left arm dimly visible in the background; the motif is derived from a popular book on emblems of love published in 1608 and symbolizes fidelity to a single lover.