The complicated spatial construction in this 'Interior with woman playing a harpischord and an officer' is achieved by the perspective and the patches of sunlight coming in. It seems as if an amorous situation is being depicted. Playing the instrument is explained as a reference to love. It is also thought that the man in bed, who is listening to the music, is suffering from a disease, namely erotic melancholy, and the music is a medicine against the pain.

Specifications
Title | Interior with a Woman at the Virginal |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height Error: 77,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Width Error: 104,5 is not a valid BCD value cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Emanuel de Witte
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Accession number | 2313 (OK) |
Credits | Bruikleen / Loan: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed 1948 (NK-collectie) |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1948 |
Creation date | in 1665 - 1670 |
Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
External exhibitions |
Meester van het licht (2017) Behind the Curtain. Concealment and Revelation since the Renaissance (2016) Kwab (2018) |
Research |
Alma |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | Amsterdam > North Holland > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Emanuel de Witte
Alkmaar 1617 - Amsterdam 1692
Around the 1640s, Emanuel de Witte became a pupil of the Delft-based still life artist Evert van Aelst. In 1652 he moved to Amsterdam. From 1641, De Witte...
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