From 26 June to 8 September, London's National Gallery is displaying paintings by Johannes Vermeer alongside the works of his fellow 17th-century Dutch artists. To coincide with Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure, an article in our July issue analyses the use of musical instruments in several of the artworks on display. Here are some of those artworks.

UPDATE: On 23 August, from 12.30pm to 1.15pm GMT, National Gallery curatorial assistant Albert Godycki and Bojan ?i?i?, principal second violin of the Academy of Ancient Music, took part in a live talk on Google+. The talk focused on the Gallery’s two Vermeer paintings, A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal, and A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal. To watch a video of the talk, click here

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