Lute in a brothel was a large Dutch sarcasm, lute being a symbol of domestic harmony in the baroque visual symbolism.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 9, 2018, at 6:25 PM, Alain Veylit <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a piece in Dd.2.11 entitled: "Catin" (by Orlando di Lasso!). > Yesterday I saw one entitled "la pute". What are the odds that neither title > would not refer to their modern meaning of "prostitute"? > This also reminds me of the not so secret behind "green sleeves". Dutch > paintings show many scenes of lute music with at least hints of seduction or > prostitution. > But it can also be easy to jump to conclusions. I thought Lasso was a rather > serious composer... > Alain > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
