Ive wrote:
> This virginals did indeed look close to the one seen in the Vermeer
> painting "The Music Lesson" and so I started to rebuild it
Impressive! I can't really place the wooden part on the
lower left though, is it part of a seat? Also, I'm a bit
distracted by the surroundings: especially the rough back
wall that doesn't seem to fit with the floor and the
smooth wall with the intricate window.
> "PARTHENIA or The Maidenhead" was a popular collection of tunes for the
> virginals (a kind of "best of" or "hit list" from the early 17th
> century) and might very well have found its way to Delft.
Did you see this virginals in a museum in Delft?
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