Chris: There is some pictorial evidence of strolling lutenists from the English masque and French ballet de cour. I'm only venturing a guess about this but perhaps the cinematic idea of the strolling lutenist came from the influence of German directors like Fritz Lang in the early days of Hollywood, incorporating echos of the Wandervogel aesthetic. Best wishes, Ron Andrico > Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 23:23:08 -0400 > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Subject: [LUTE] Re: streaming lute gig > However, I'm wondering where the idea of the strolling lutenist comes > from. I'm not an expert, and I don't play one on TV, but I can't > recall any original pictorial or written sources indicating anyone > playing the lute and walking. Is it a 19th century romanticisation? > A pre-Raphaelite fantasy? Anyone know, or have an opinion? --
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