Keyboard Instruments: Virginals, harpsichords and organs in paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries - Hardcover

Velde, Hildegard Van De; Depaepe, Timothy; Fabbri, Ria

 
9789085868293: Keyboard Instruments: Virginals, harpsichords and organs in paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9085868297 ISBN 13: 9789085868293
Publisher: Exhibitions International, 2022

Synopsis

  • A detailed and beautifully illustrated collection of paintings featuring harpsichords, virginals and organs
  • Accompanies an exhibition at Snijders&Rockoxhuis ‐ Museum Vleeshuis, Antwerpen from 26 March - 26 June 2022


Paintings featuring harpsichords, virginals and organs offer us a glimpse of gorgeous interiors, amorous scenes and finely‐dressed ladies ‐ and the occasional young man too ‐ at the keyboard. Keyboard instruments can also be the key to decoding an allegory, myth or hidden message in a painting. This exhibition catalogue showcases a collection of such paintings and also includes painted harpsichord and virginal lids as well as original instruments. Loans from the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Suermondt‐Ludwigmuseum in Aachen and many other museums and collectors offer a delight for eyes and ears.

Featured artists include Frans Floris, Jacob Jordaens, Maerten de Vos, the Francken family, Jan Miense Molenaer, Jan Steen, Gerard Dou, Gabriël Metsu en Jacob Ochtervelt.

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From the Back Cover

Paintings featuring harpsichords, virginals and organs offer us a glimpse of gorgeous interiors, amorous scenes and finely-dressed ladies - and the occasional young man too - at the keyboard. Keyboard instruments can also be the key to decoding an allegory, myth or hidden message in a painting.
Other exhibits include painted harpsichord and virginal lids as well as original instruments.
Loans from the National Gallery in London, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Suermondt-Ludwigmuseum in Aachen and many

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Publisher
Exhibitions International
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9085868297
ISBN 13 
9789085868293
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176