What’s the connection between dutch painter Jan Toorop (20-12-1858 – 3-3- 1928) and brazilian musician Seu Jorge…? It’s a painting called “Jeugd en Ouderdom” and a song composed by Seu Jorge and performed by Mariana Aydar and Leci Brandao.
Jan Toorop was a painter influenced by realism, impressionism and eventually painting in a symbolic style, getting inspiration by sources from faraway cultures. The image of women played a significant role in his works.
In 1905 he became a catholic after which his paintings had only religious subjects in a more geometric style. The painting above belonged to my parents and shows a young woman, full of energy and willing to go forward, while the older and wiser woman is more laid back, almost warning …
One of my favorite YouTube video’s is a song of Seu Jorge “Ze do Caroco” performed by two brazilian ladies: Mariana Aydar and Leci Brandao. And although I do not understand a word brazlian, every time I see this video the Toorop painting comes to mind…
