Answer to Question #132260 in History for Jane Dunn

Question

How is the painting "Jester with a Lute" considered Baroque?

Answer 1

Baroque is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture and other arts that flourished in Europe in the 17^th century.

The portrait of a jester with a Lute is an example of Dutch genre painting which was painted around the 17^th century. The painting depicts the occurrences of everyday life, ordinary people engaged in daily activities. At times the painting portrayed the lower classes of genre painting, like peasants, musicians, merry drinkers, and promiscuous women. The moral judgment of the portrait focused on sensory pleasures and the dangers associated with these pleasures. The portrait also speaks about the vanity of music as fleeting pleasure.