VERMEER AND MUSIC – ART OF LOVE AND LEISURE
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Presented by Lydia Bauman (UK)_About a third of 17th century Dutch paintings feature musical instruments or scenes of music-making. Music was celebrated as a means of social or familial bonding and as an expression of love, while also feared for its seductive, immoral connotations. A strict etiquette surrounded the act of performing music by men and women and the middle and lower classes. This talk includes musical excerpts played on original period instruments, illustrating particular instruments shown in paintings.
Lydia was born in Poland and studied for her BA in Fine Art at University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (John Christie Scholarship and the Hatton Award), and an MA in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. She has since divided her time between painting and exhibiting as well as lecturing widely to adult audiences. She has taught at London's National Gallery for more than 35 years, and intermittently at London’s Tate Gallery and National Portrait Gallery,
Date
Monday 15 September 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
St John Paul Colllege - Theater
421 Hogbin Drive, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
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VERMEER AND MUSIC – ART OF LOVE AND LEISURE
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