Vioolspelend meisje en een man 1870 - 1913

This is a print titled *Vioolspelend meisje en een man*, or *Girl Playing Violin and a Man*, made by the Dutch artist Bramine Hubrecht. The image depicts a girl playing the violin for a seated man, presumably her instructor. During the late 19th century in the Netherlands, art education was becoming more accessible, and institutions like art academies were opening their doors to women. Hubrecht herself was a student at the *Rijksacademie van beeldende kunsten* in Amsterdam. The act of portraying a music lesson is a powerful one: it comments on the changing social structures of the time, while it also portrays the intimacy and social structure that the Dutch middle-class aspired to. To better understand Hubrecht's artistic milieu, one could research exhibition catalogs, art criticism from the period, and biographical information about Hubrecht and her contemporaries. By situating art within its social and institutional context, we gain a richer understanding of its meaning and significance.