Lute denoted domestic/familial peace throughout Europe. A broken string on a lute denoted the same thing touched by death.
Lute's use in paintings on naughty themes was obviously meant as a mockery.
RT


On 2/11/2015 1:24 PM, David Morales wrote:
    Dear lute friends,
    [[Apologies in advance for the commercial advertisement (we are
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    Of all the symbols that the lute has meant throughout history,
    pleasure, joy, eroticism, festive atmosphere, sensuality, harmony,
    melancholy (Semper Dowland, semper dolens) ... there is a not so well
    known, that was perfectly reflected by artists of the time.
    So the lute, whose appointment in Flemish ("luit") also means "vagina"
    was a recognized emblem of prostitution and female sexuality, as is
    perfectly clear in various artistic works of the German/Dutch school
    (the same Vermeer, for example), or in literary texts of the time (the
    same Shakespeare, for example).
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References

    1. 
http://cuerdaspulsadas.com/blog/grandes-descuentos-en-cuerdas-pulsadas-y-sorteo-de-facsimiles/
    2. mailto:[email protected]
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