Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure – in pictures

The golden age of Vermeer and his contemporaries reflects a passion for music that you can almost hear in the paintings shown at the National Gallery
  
  


Vermeer and Music: A Musical Party, 1631
Jacob van Velsen
A Musical Party, 1631
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: A View of Delft
Carel Fabritius
A View of Delft, with a Musical Instrument Seller's Stall, 1652
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: Young Woman Seated at a Virginal
Johannes Vermeer
Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, c 1670-1672
Photograph: Photo courtesy of the owner, New York
Photograph: Photo courtesy of the owner, New York/Photo courtesy of the owner, New York
Vermeer and Music: A Woman playing a Clavichord
Gerrit Dou
A Woman playing a Clavichord, c 1665
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: A Woman playing a Lute to Two Men
Gerard ter Borch
A Woman playing a Lute to Two Men, c 1667-8
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: A Young Woman playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man
Jan Steen
A Young Woman Playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man, c 1659
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Photograph: The National Gallery Photographi/© The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: A Young Woman standing at a Virginal
Johannes Vermeer
A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal, c 1670-2
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Photograph: The National Gallery Photographi/© The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: The Concert
Hendrick ter Brugghen
The Concert, c 1626
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music:  A Man and a Woman seated by a Virginal
Gabriel Metsu
A Man and a Woman Seated by a Virginal, c 1665
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: The Guitar Player
Johannes Vermeer
The Guitar Player, about 1672
Photograph: © The National Gallery, London
Vermeer and Music: The Music Lesson
Johannes Vermeer
The Music Lesson, c 1662-3
Photograph: Royal Collection Trust © The National Gallery, London
Photograph: Royal Collection Trust/© The National Gallery, London
 

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