One reviewer I heard on the radio said so little was known about the artist and his model that everything except the actual paintings was a wild guess. (I haven't seen the movie yet).
Monica Hall wrote: > And the baroque guitar - featured in one of his most famous painting which > I > regular pay hommage to at Kenwood House in North London. The question is > - > were these models actually playing the instruments are are they just > props. > The lady playing the guitar is wearing the yellow jacket bordered with > ermine featured in several other paintings too. > > If the film is anything like most "historical" movies everything except > the > music will be authentic. > > > Monica > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James A Stimson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Patrick H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Lute List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:06 PM > Subject: Re: Girl with the Pearl Earing > > >> >> >> >> >> Dear Patrick and All: >> Even more interesting would be whether the film features a cittern. >> Such >> an instrument (apparently the same instrument, a tenor with a striped > back) >> is featured in no fewer than five of Vermeer's paintings. >> Yours, >> Jim >> >> >> >> |---------+----------------------------> >> | | Patrick H | >> | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| >> | | com> | >> | | | >> | | 01/05/2004 12:30 | >> | | PM | >> | | | >> |---------+----------------------------> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------| >> | > | >> | To: Lute List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | >> | cc: > | >> | Subject: Girl with the Pearl Earing > | >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------| >> >> >> >> >> I had a chance to see a preview of the Johannes Vermeer movie, Girl with >> a >> Pearl Earing, several weeks ago, but due to a bad storm I missed it. I >> have since seen the preview, and there are scenes of Vermeer with his >> models painting. I was wondering if anyone had seen the movie yet, and >> whether any lutes were featured? Either on the soundtrack or being > played >> by the models. >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Find out what made the Top Yahoo! Searches of 2003 >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- Rough-edged songs from a dark place in the soul: http://DoctorOakroot.com
