This lute is present in other pictures of van mieris: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Brothel_Scene_1658_Fr ans_van_Mieris.jpg Or here?: http://www.nga.gov/press/exh/228/assets/228-012-lrg.jpg http://images.artnet.com/images_US/magazine/reviews/karlins/karlins3-16- 9.jpg W.
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] Im Auftrag von "Mathias Rösel" Gesendet: Sonntag, 22. November 2009 18:00 An: Lute Net Betreff: [LUTE] Re: Double headed lute pic? Thank you, Morgan, this is marvelous. Never mind the explanation of the double headed lute, but I've never before heard someone explain the art of painting in such a physical way. Mathias "morgan cornwall" <mcornw...@ns.sympatico.ca> schrieb: > Stuart, > > this may help: > > Van Mieris - Self Portrait from the Uffizi Gallery > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FdSIys2XfI > > regards, > morgan > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stuart Walsh" <s.wa...@ntlworld.com> > To: "Lute Net" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> > Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:37 PM > Subject: [LUTE] Double headed lute pic? > > > >I came across this image recently - possibly a chap playing a > > double-headed lute. So (?) Dutch or English? Perhaps it's from a > > well-known painting? I only had a camera phone and it was shot at an > > angle to avoid the flash glaring against the glass. I've cropped the > > writing underneath- but you can't see it clearly anyway - it says > > something like 'micris' with some kind of diacritical twiddle over the > > letter c (if it is a c). > > > > http://www.pluckedturkeys.co.uk/dhlute.jpg > > > > > > Stuart To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
