The_Concert_By_Theordor_Rombouts

The Concert By Theordor Rombouts After scouring the Cummer Art Gallery from stem to stern, I found the piece of art I wanted to write this paper on. The portrait I chose is a baroque, oil-on-canvas painting located in the rear of the Semmes Gallery. The artists name who painted this portrait is Theodor Rombouts. The reason I picked this painting was one, there was a postcard I could buy, and two the subject matter in the painting. My first impression of this piece was that, the name really did not match the actual painting itself. Personally, as a music major I cannot conceive how five musicians in a small room with one window can be considered a concert. Another thing I noticed within the first few seconds of staring at this painting is that the violinist has a sword strapped to his hip. “The Concert” was painted in Flemish on the year 1620, during the Baroque period. Like I stated earlier, the name does not completely match the art. I have been a musician for the most part of my life, and my personal opinion is that the title aught to be “The Rehearsal”. The painting is three painting, one, musicians, artist, portrait, player, piece, five, violinist, viewers, musician, music, looks, look, thing, senses, left, even, another, though, things, subject, room, really, picture, painted, out, notice, name, lute, lines, light, itself, four