Virginals

Dalton Hocutt Scott Baine Art 1113 VG 01 4 October 2017 Part one: General Information Title: Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman, The Music Lesson’ Artist: Johannes Vermeer Date: 1662-1665 Provenance: This painting was painted in London, England. It was painted for a fellow named Jacob Dissius, and around 1742 it was acquired by King George the 3rd. Location: This painting was located in the Royal Collection in London. Later it was moved to the Buckingham Palace. Media: Vermeer

A. Scott Baine ART 1113 GT01E October 4, 2017 Part I General Information Title: Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman, ‘The Music Lesson’ Artist: Johannes Vermeer Nationality: Dutch Date Created 1662-1665 Provenance: The painting was made in Great Britain for Jacob Dissius before 1696. After that it was obtained by the low countries by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini in 1718. After these events the painting started getting sold and bought from person to person. Joseph Smith bought it from Giovanni’s

instructor. The background of the painting is very light. There is a lot of light shining into the room through the windows. We can see the corner of another piece of art work in the top left corner of the artworks. There is a very intricate design on the virginal and within the stitching on the carpet that is draped over what is most likely a table. There is a very abundant amount of light that flows and shines through the window. Part III | Analysis The composition of this piece of artwork is characterized

Father Boniface Hicks article, “Saint Joseph, Master of Virginal Begetting”, asserts that Saint Joseph plays an essential role in Jesus’ Incarnation. Hicks claims that because he begins this article saying that Msgr. Jean-Jacques Olier, who was the founder of the Sulpicians, assigned the seminarians of Saint Sulpice to the protection of Saint Joseph. Hicks’ purpose is to point out that even Saint Joseph was not the biological father of Jesus he has a real and valuable character in the generation

The concept of a virginal birth could seem possible or probable with the advancement of modern technology allowing women who wish to conceive a child the option of undergoing In Vitro Fertilization to have a child without a male partner or need for sexual intercourse today. However, it is perplexing how Mary, the mother of Jesus, miraculously conceived and bore a child as a virgin. On the surface it may seem that it can simply be explained as a one time, divine intervention by God, yet the details

Abraham, a medieval play, written by Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, was used to ingrain the importance of chastity as a Christian, while enlightening the audience of the time, to how forgiving God could be, in order to attract a larger followiing. This play details the journey of a young woman, Mary; from purity, the saintly anchorite life; to disgrace, the abhorrent loss of her virginity; and back to redemption, her forgiveness found through prayer, chastity, and fasting. Hrotsvit’s use of repetition

that new instruments such as an early version of the violin called a viol and the virginal, which provide better music than anything else in its time. Beth Hilgartner wrote in the book, A Murder for Her Majesty, “She slipped through the open door, intending to retrieve her things and tiptoe away, but once inside she stood in the shadows, listening with wonder to the intricate, powerful music that poured from the virginal.” Showing that the virgnal was a great and useful instrument back then, and was

Compare and Contrast Teenagers encounter many obstacles before the end of their adolescent years. They experience hardships that include oppression, dealing with high expectations, and lack of motivation. In today’s modern world teens are facing these hardships and putting their problems online. The internet and social media are key factors to helping teens cope and express their worries to others. Teens of the modern world deal with their difficulties much differently than teens of decades

many instruments. The most popular solo instruments of the time were the virginal and the lute. The virginal was a popular variant of the harpsichord among the English and one of Elizabeth's favorite instruments to play. The introduction of new musical instruments such as the early violin called the viol, the early oboe called the hautboy and the keyboard musical instruments called the spinet, harpsichord and the virginals provided the sounds which produced a much more refined sound than had been

Two types of stringed keyboard instrument were available to the household or court musician from the 16th century to the middle of the 18th: the harpsichord and its near relations, the spinet and virginal; and the clavichord. In the harpsichord family the string is plucked by a small plectrum, originally of quill. The variety of sound from these plucked instruments is achieved not primarily by finger pressure, but more subtly by phrasing and articulation. Variety of tonal color can be obtained,