Local Quiz

[spursfan]

Who painted "Young Girl with a Flute" in 1659?
I can only find this painting listed as by Vermeer but the date appears to be wrong
Thanks
spursfan

[Clanad]

This painting has had a long and troubled existence, especially concerning its provenance. Here's a good site of interest:

http://www.essentialv.../cat_about/flute.html

[albaqwerty]

please excuse the interruption Spursfan.

Clanad, am so glad to see you after the dreadul weather reports we heard about in the UK which affected the US

[Clanad]

Thanks for the thoughts, albaqwerty! Fortunately, most of the really severe storms that destroyed entire towns and killed lots of people were much farther south...

[jno]

it's unusual for a Vermeer - as far as I know it's the only one in which the woman stares straight at the viewer. (Others do look at you but are twisting their bodies to do so.) Of course, he may just have decided to do something different for a change; but it does leave the way open for scholars to question its authenticity

[spursfan]

Thank you Clanad and jno for your suggestions with the link provided by Clanad being very informative
spursfan