Click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Woman Playing a Virginal (link shows Wikipedia page) is described (Google translation) by its current location page (translated title is The Virginal Player). Click the minus spyglass there for the full, interactive enlargeable, different coloration image (here’s a portion). Chrome can automatically translate the Dutch page; both Google and Bing fail.Pages 133-135 of an online book provide a full description of it (page 137 has the other virginal painting it mentions). The artist’s (this is first of 3 of his paintings shown there) Wikipedia page and collection (more under Subcategories).Second (has other painting mentioned in book description of this painting), of the 2 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
margueritem over 10 years ago
And she’s doing a fine job.
Linux0s over 10 years ago
If the concerto was better the spider monkey wouldn’t be bored.
watmiwori over 10 years ago
Well, she’s playing a clavichord, which unless you’re sittingright on top of it is all but inaudible….
tattooedcyberidiot over 10 years ago
Music bores the savage beast
McSpook over 10 years ago
She’s clearly playing the Concerto #8; what’s wrong with you?
orinoco womble over 10 years ago
Dorothy entertains the Munchkins with her keyboard skillz at the “Witch Is Dead” party, but the guy from the Lollipop Guild remains unimpressed.
pcolli over 10 years ago
Looks like she’s just invented pinball.
edclectic over 10 years ago
The only way to keep the monkey off her back…
PICTO over 10 years ago
The name of the concerto leads one to believe there are six more bored spider monkeys somewhere around the house.
orinoco womble over 10 years ago
Oh, okay…what I thought was a dark metal jar is a monkey. Note to self: get eyes tested.
finale over 10 years ago
“…..the line broke, the monkey got choked and they all went to heaven in a little row boat…..”
mabrndt Premium Member over 10 years ago
Click-to-enlarge image can be found here, or at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.Woman Playing a Virginal (link shows Wikipedia page) is described (Google translation) by its current location page (translated title is The Virginal Player). Click the minus spyglass there for the full, interactive enlargeable, different coloration image (here’s a portion). Chrome can automatically translate the Dutch page; both Google and Bing fail.Pages 133-135 of an online book provide a full description of it (page 137 has the other virginal painting it mentions). The artist’s (this is first of 3 of his paintings shown there) Wikipedia page and collection (more under Subcategories).Second (has other painting mentioned in book description of this painting), of the 2 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.
route66paul over 10 years ago
There were harpsichords with 38 keys, early ones or clavichords could even have fewer.
Fuddy Duddy over 10 years ago
So, who’s the randy dandy coming through the door? And what does the randy runt behind the clavimacallit have in mind?
Call me Ishmael over 10 years ago
she doesn’t look “virginal” to me…. She could turn back to the windshield, too…before she hits those pedestrians ahead
mabrndt Premium Member over 10 years ago
Museum coloration click-to-enlarge image.