Maria Thins owned a brothel scene by this artist, which appears in the background of her son-in-law Vermeer’s Concert and Lady Seated at a Virginal. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this artist of The Procuress, in which an old woman negotiates with a man who has his arm around a young woman in blue and white holding a lute. This artist of Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan also painted The Lute Player and Young Man Singing.
ANSWER: Dirck van Baburen
[10m] A similarly themed candlelit procuress scene was painted by Gerrit van Honthorst, who, along with van Baburen, was a leading painter in this city.
ANSWER: Utrecht
[10e] In contrast to bawdy brothel scenes, this artist’s painting The Proposition depicts a woman focusing on her needlework as she ignores the young man leaning over her. This Haarlem artist showed herself in a wide lace collar in a 1630 self-portrait.
ANSWER: Judith Leyster
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