A Young Woman Playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man (c.1659). Jan Steen (Dutch, (c. 1
A Young Woman Playing a Harpsichord to a Young Man (c.1659). Jan Steen (Dutch, (c. 1626–1679). Oil on oak.This painting shows an interior within a stone arch in the manner of Dou and the Leiden fijnschilders (Fine Painters). The instrument is inscribed with Biblical quotations. The inscription reads: ACTA VIRUM / PROBANT (actions prove the man), which may be a witty and ironic comment on this scene of rather passive flirtation. On the inner side of the instrument one can read: ‘Soli Deo Gloria’ (Glory to God alone). -- source link
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