Jaroslaw,
Just conjecture, but I would not use a working instrument to pose for many hours for a painting of this detail. I keep mine in a case at all times it is not being played to help keep it in tune. Do you think she would tolerate a lute of her own that dirty? In that dress? Louis Aull -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
