Above are two images based on paintings of keyboard musicians, the first (left), ca 1665, by Evaristo Baschenis, the other, 1670-1672, by Johannes VerMeer. My drawing in each case is of a portion of the original. In the first case, though there were two other musicians in the original, I selected just the keyboard musician, because it is a self-portrait of Baschenis. The second painting is only a portion, too, the sole musician, reflecting the title, "Young woman standing at a virginal". Each reflects the suitablility of musicians as subjects and each reflects the importance of music in the second half of 17th Century in certain European social circles. Musicians as subjects in other art   Index of Exhibits   Comments   Main Page