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    The name of this piece of artwork is “A lady writing”. It was painted by Johannes Vermeer in 1665 to 1666. I viewed this piece of artwork at the Chrysler art museum in Norfolk VA on Saturday November 26th. By completing this analysis I wish to better understand Vermeer as an artist and better grasp how he stands out as an artist. Vermeer chose his subject‚ as much of his paintings are‚ as someone in action doing something routine. In this painting he has chosen a woman who is writing a letter. It

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    Compare/Contrast the Artists – Painters Michelangelo Merisi known as Caravaggio and Johannes Vermeer were breakout artists of the 17th century. Caravaggio was around in the early 17th century Italy and was thought of as the most famous painter in Rome. Vermeer was from the Netherlands and little known about his early years. His artwork became famous in the 19th century long after his death. Both are well known for their masterpieces all around the world and are highly respected for their contributions

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    each nation’s valuable art. As Germany most influenced leaders‚ Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goering had an interest in collecting art. Among all the art at their disposal to them some art detained a special interest. Vermeer was a desired and prestigious prize to both them. What made Vermeer Special? What made it different among the others? Why Hitler and Goering coveted Vermeer’s paintings? Adolph Hitler and Hermann Goering were dominant‚ pitiless leaders that were obsessed with art. As Edward Dolnick

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    also enjoy reading books set during renaissance which made the novel more appealing. The Cover: The central focus of the cover is the painting of a girl with the girl with the pear earing. This is an old famous painting by the artist Johannes Vermeer. It is a very striking and bold picture that uses deep rich colours‚ and the girls wide eyes seem to stare at you. The painting is very striking so in turn it is quite a striking cover for a book that would stand out amongst many others. Underneath

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    siblings. Griet‚ a sixteen-year old girl living with her family in Delft in 1664 was forced to become a maid due to her father having a recent accident in which he is unable to work. This caused Griet to move out of her home and live with her new owner Vermeer‚ where she’ll live and be their maid. Since the accident and Griet’s employment in

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    The artist is Johanner Vermeer. The painting is a tronie‚ oil on a canvas. Vermeer specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class life. He was moderately successful in his life time‚ but was not wealthy. Vermeer was a slow painter but‚ he painted with great care and used expensive materials (pigments). Vermeer died in December 1675. The painting “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” was a painting that was not meant

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    forgery‚ he says‚ is purely non-aesthetic and should not be used to describe the beauty of a piece. To further illustrate this point and later points in his essay‚ Lessing introduces the case of the Johannes Vermeer fakes done by Hans van Meegeren. The painting The Disciples was thought to be a Vermeer masterpiece for 7 years until van Meegeren revealed that he had actually done the painting and misrepresented it as Vermeer’s. Lessing says‚ “The fact that The Disciples is a forgery is just that‚ a

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    The painting’s extraordinary three dimensional effect‚ wonderful color and previous hidden pure flesh tones were revealed as they were originally intended by Vermeer. They were also able to restore a small light reflection near the left corner of her mouth. During the restoration they also find out that the black background is not as it was 340 years ago. Analysts believed that the background color intended

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    paintings by Vermeer‚ or sculptures by Rodin and Bernini‚ or cave art‚ it is all great art. They can all be interpreted to mean something to someone. Art has definitely changed‚ with so many mediums being created since the times of cave art. Even during the times of cave art‚ artist needed ways to express themselves. This was done in many ways on the cave walls‚ with one way being blowing pigments onto a hand placed against a wall (“The Cave”). Just like the ancient cave art‚ Vermeer ’s paintings

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    Girl with a Pearl Earring is an excellent example of pictorial virtuosity of Vermeer. The face is modeled with velvety softness‚ so that the chiaroscuro blend; turban and clothes are painted with an infallible and expressive brushwork. Rendered with the utmost delicacy are the small light reflections in the eyes of the girl‚ on her lower lip and the corner of the mouth‚ where just a few touches of pink overlapping enough to produce the right effect. The blue band around the head is painted with the

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