Portraits in the guise of others recur throughout the history of art. The genre was especially fashionable in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Prof. Volker Manuth of the Radboud University has organized a study day dealing with the subject.
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), The Music Lesson (this painting is not related to the exhibition), 1662-65
Royal Collection, London
Portraits in the guise of others recur throughout the history of art. The genre was especially fashionable in the Netherlands in the 17th century. Prof. Volker Manuth of the Radboud University has organized a study day dealing with the subject.