Oil Painting Replica The music lesson, 1665 by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675, Netherlands) | WahooArt.com

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"The music lesson"

Johannes Vermeer (i) - Oil On Canvas (i) - 64 x 73 cm - 1665 - Baroque (i)

A painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. The Music Lesson has been part of the Royal Collection of Great Britain since the reign of King George III. However, when the piece was acquired it was believed to a work by Frans van Mieris the elder because of a misinterpretation of the signature. The painting wasn't correctly attributed to Vermeer until 1866 by Théophile Thoré. It's said that George III didn't even intend to buy The Music Lesson, but the work was part of a lot being sold by Consul Joseph Smith which included books the king wanted, so the monarch had to take the picture, too. The picture was sold in May 1696 in Delft, part of the collection of Jacob Dissous, which included a score of Vermeers. It was later acquired by Venetian artist Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini in 1718, with Pellegrini’s collection later being bought by Smith.

 




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