undiscovered talent of art‚ her connection with Johannes Vermeer and the help of Maria Thins. Tracey Chevalier’s Girl With A Pearl Earring tells the story of a sixteen-year-old servant girl who is sent to work for a painter and his family due to her father losing his trade. Thinking that she is there for cooking‚ cleaning and child minding she is also allowed into the studio‚ where the painter’s wife is not allowed. When she is asked by Vermeer to be a model for his painting‚ she agrees but is also
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the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a jewel of a novel.” -Time magazine Set from 1664- 1676 this slanting novel illustrates the life of Griet‚ a common maid living in Delft‚ as she works for the family of the city’s most renowned painter. At only the age of sixteen when she starts to work for the Vermeer family‚ Griet is expected to know her place and pick up her duties like second nature. The household dominated by mother and daughter alike Catharina Vermeer and Maria Thins;
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When Griet and Vermeer first meet in the kitchen of her parent’s home‚ Griet is laying out and chopping vegetables. She puts them out in a very organized way‚ and Vermeer immediately takes notice. When he questions her for separating the colors as she has‚ she tells him‚ “the colors fight when they are side by side‚ sir.”(5). This shows she recognizes which colors look best together‚ and which clash. Most people would never bother to divide their vegetables in such a way. Griet speaks of other people
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by Johannes Vermeer is one of my favorite works of art because it arouses a lot of emotions in me: curious‚ amazed‚ and obsessed. Her eye contact and her lips are about to say something. It draws me in her gaze to guess what she wants to say. Because of its huge impression on me‚ I decide to choose this artwork as the topic for my Photo Self Portrait Paper. Based on the signature on the painting “IVMeer”‚ Girl with a Pearl Earring was estimated to be created in 1665 by Johannes Vermeer‚ a Dutch painter
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For this painting Johannes Vermeer used charcoal‚ chalk‚ tempera‚ white lead‚ red and yellow ochre‚ vermillion and oil paints in various tones most of which he grinded up himself daily. No one knows how Johannes Vermeer made the initial drawing for this painting but it is thought that preliminary drawing on the canvas was to act as a guide during the painting and also intended to fix the significant contours of the composition. Once the initial outline drawing was finished he began the underpainting
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Chasing Ice is a documentary that was released in November 16‚ 2012. Chasing Ice’s filmmaker is Jeff Orlowski. This documentary is about ice and how over the years us humans have been affecting the glaciers because of the climate change. It is conveying its message to the viewers because the climate and the down side to its change. Humanity has a big impact on the polar ice caps because we are causing global warming. Throughout the documentary the director has been giving us information over the
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hill‚ looked down on the village and said‚ “I never have any fun. The villagers get to work together‚ and talk‚ and play‚ but I am all alone on this hill.” Then he had an idea. “I know how to have fun‚” he thought. “WOLF! WOLF! HELP! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” The hardworking people of the village heard his cry‚ and came running up the hill to help him. However‚ when the villagers reached the top of the hill‚ they didn’t see a wolf. The boy laughed in the excietment he caused. “Boy‚ don’t cry
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According to the “Chasing Herion” video medical staff believe that the use of opioids can be in a positive way. Dr.Russel states “The likelihood that the treatment of pain using an opioid drug which is prescribed by a doctor will lead to addiction is extremely low.” Thus supporting this claim. Opioids will be used to treat AIDS and other pain causing diseases. Heroin is considered one of the most addictive drugs. Up to 60% of addicts relapse in the first year after treatment. In other words treatment
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as possible. On the way there‚ Red smelt or heard something in the woods and ran after it. Danny chased after red‚ having no idea red was chasing after a legend in the wintapi wilderness... a large monsterous bear named‚ Old Majesty. Danny became more frantic after realizing who Red was chasing‚ running as fast as he can trying to make sure Red is unharmed. Danny then returned Red to Mr. Haggin‚ he then took Danny to the side
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In the article “Chasing Bayla‚” the author Sarah Schweitzer tells the story of Michael Moore’s journey to save the North Atlantic right whales and one in particular named Bayla. Moore dedicates his life to preserve the right whales‚ the rarest animals on earth‚ and find a way for them to coexist with humans. Moore shows his love towards right whales when he quotes‚ “There’s something about a right whale’s tail that’s just gorgeous‚ Michelangelo could have sculpted it.” (Schweitzer 13) Right whales
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