Vermeer and Music – Art of Love and Leisure

Presented by Lydia Bauman

About a third of 17th century Dutch paintings feature musical instruments or scenes of music-making. Music was celebrated as a means of social or familial bonding and as an expression of love, while also feared for its seductive, immoral connotations. A strict etiquette surrounded the act of performing music by men and women and the middle and lower classes. This talk includes musical excerpts played on original period instruments, illustrating particular instruments shown in paintings.

Dates and Locations

Friday 29 August 2025, Mudgee (NSW)

Monday 15 September 2025, Coffs Coast (NSW)

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