Woman Playing a Lute
Drawer
A brief summary of the 17th century global economy
A brief summary of Dutch painting
A cherub at a poor angle
As the 1600's rolled along international trade erupted and imported good went from being a rare luxury to common place, hence the focus of this prezi.
Lute
The Golden Age of Dutch Painting lasted through most of the 17th century. It followed a similar trend to that of the baroque period, but was less grandiose, more focused on accurately portraying the lives of the middle class.
The Objects
Cherub- Greek Origin
Lute- Arabic word, likely from Arabia
Hourglass- invented and used in europe, Dutch origin
Hourglass
Drawer- clearly well made, design implies Russian origin
Cloth
Cloth- the time period and low quality preclude the possibility of importation, doubtlessly local
Books
Books- Too poorly tended to be of great value, local
I Hope
Adieu!
You Enjoyed
Sayonara!
Woman Playing a Lute
In Conclusion
1664-65
Oil on wood, 36 x 32 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Conclusion: In the future, kids will have projects analyzing 21st century Prezis
The true origins of these objects may not be knowable, but that is the exciting thing about this painting, because for the first time the possibilities are endless.
The original painting
A brief Bega Bio
Bega was born, lived and worked in Haarlem and was the son of sculptor and goldsmith Pieter Jansz. Begijn. His mother Maria was the illegitimate daughter of the Haarlem painter Cornelis van Haarlem.[1] He assumed the name Bega when he started working professionally. He was a student of Adriaen van Ostade, and produced genre scenes of similar subjects, typically groups of a few peasant figures, often in interior settings, or fanciful figures such as The Alchemist (Malibu) or The Astrologer (London).
--Wikipedia