Whenever I see this painting I think of how the music of the Baroque era goes along so well with the art. Baroque music was highly decorative, frilly, if you will. It was rich, almost decadent. Composers of the era include J.S. Bach and Vivaldi. Here is an URL for a youtube video of a Bach violin concerto. http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=bach&n=21&b=22&ei=utf-8&js=1&fr=ush1-mail&tnr=21&vid=0001301523991 Listen as you look over the Rigaud painting and the paintings of Carravaggio and Rubens. Also keep in mind the Bach was highly religious and wrote much of his music for the Lutheran church so he likely had the same devotion in mind as Carravaggio as he worked.
Hi Denise,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the musical background! Very nice! Do you know where they were playing? It looks vaguely familiar to a place I saw a concert in Vienna. I had not put the two together and it was nice to hear and see the art and music at the same time!
Kimberlie
The only info I could get on where this group performed in this video is somewhere in France. I have yet to hear a concert in Vienna. I envy you!
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