The Concert By Theordor Rombouts
After scouring the Cummer Art Gallery from stem to stern, I found the piece of art I wanted to write this paper on. The portrait I chose is a baroque, oil-on-canvas painting located in the rear of the Semmes Gallery. The artists name who painted this portrait is Theodor Rombouts. The reason I picked this painting was one, there was a postcard I could buy, and two the subject matter in the painting. My first impression of this piece was that, the name really did not match the actual painting itself. Personally, as a music major I cannot conceive how five musicians in a small room with one window can be considered a concert. Another thing I noticed within the first few seconds of staring at this painting is that the violinist has a sword strapped to his hip. “The Concert” was painted in Flemish on the year 1620, during the Baroque period. Like I stated earlier, the name does not completely match the art. I have been a musician for the most part of my life, and my personal opinion is that the title aught to be “The Rehearsal”. The painting is three and a half feet tall by six feet wide. This landscape style portrait fits well with the subject matter portrayed. The way the portrait is set up, the artist makes
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Theodor Rombouts, Using Oil-on-Canvas, Art Gallery, Semmes Gallery, lute player, five musicians, fife player, , reading music, guitar player, subject matter, viewers looks, condition musicians, five senses, subliminal messages,
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