> 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?

I've seen rougher walls with floors having a mirror like finish in real 
life.
The window is also quite "normal" in the represented environment.

In fact, the way that the wall becomes much rougher just at it's bottom 
is very realist.


Alain

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