The Music Lesson
Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, 1617-1681)
c. 1670
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front.
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About this work
In this small-scale scene of everyday life, a woman plays the double-headed lute as her companion marks the tempo. He is presumably her music instructor, but the similarity in their ages and the presence of the bed in the background make the precise relationship of the figures tantalizingly ambiguous. Gerard ter Borch the Younger painted many images like this one, featuring military officers and elegant young women in shimmering satin conversing, making music, or exchanging letters.
- Artist
- Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, 1617-1681)
- Date
- c. 1670
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Style
- 17th Century
- Collection
- Painting and Sculpture of Europe
- Reference
- 1891.1 · Art Institute of Chicago