Johannes Vermeer Vermeer was a realist painter who focused on chiaroscuro and became a master in using this technique. The artist delighted in the technicalities of the camera obscura that had emerged in Dutch markets at this time and was an avid fan of using various lens and glass contraptions to discover new forms of capturing light in various contexts. There is little information about Vermeer’s personal life. He seems to have devoted his time to his work and never left his hometown of Delft
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In approximately 1669-1670‚ during the Dutch Golden Age‚ Johannes Vermeer completed his painting The Lacemaker in the baroque style. The artist Johannes Vermeer creates a sense of calm and solidarity in his work‚ The Lacemaker‚ by portraying the figure in a dreamy fashion‚ using dull colors‚ and by making the figure seem intent on her work and distant. The woman making lace in the work is portrayed in a dream like fashion. This is created by the slightly fuzzy edges of the shapes in the work. However
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Johannes Vermeer: The Procuress and Woman Holding a Balance Johannes Vermeer was born in 1632 in the Dutch city of Delft where he lived his whole life. His early childhood has not been documented; however‚ he was the son of a silk worker. It is suspected that at an early age‚ Vermeer took apprenticeship under a man named LeonartBramer‚ a local artist. Vermeer created his first painting in 1656called‚ The Procuress‚Oil on Canvas‚which appears hanging on the wall in some of his later paintings(Wheelock)
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Culture‚ 15.09.2014 Analysis 2‚ Baroque‚ Johannes Vermeer‚ The Astronomer‚ Musée du Louvre‚ Paris‚ c. 1668 Ordinary life of a Dutch scientist The Astronomer is a famous artwork made by Johannes Vermeer in 1668. It is painted on canvas with size of 40x50 cm and situated now in Louvre‚ Paris. It was made together with The Geographer‚ another work with a scientist as a main protagonist. These two works are special for the master’s oeuvre because usually Vermeer tended to make women’s portraits. On
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Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch born painter who devoted his life to his art‚ at the peak of his artistic legacy Johannes was widely regarded as a master and one of the best Dutch artists of his time (Arthur Wheelock‚ Encyclopedia Britannica). Johannes Vermeer did not make his living off his artwork‚ instead he worked as an innkeeper and an art dealer‚ Johannes specialized in painting interior scenes‚ which was popular amongst the middle class. These interior scenes allowed the viewer to conceptualize
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One of Johannes Vermeer’s mysterious artworks which are universally recognized is the Girl with a Pearl Earring. This piece of artwork still poses a few unanswered questions and wonders after more than a century of studies. The identity of the sitter in the portrait‚ who is she? What significance did the pearl earring have? When was the exact date of the painting? Vermeer was born and raised in the Dutch town‚ Delft and began his genre paintings in the late 1650s. Although Vermeer produced only
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In the article "Vermeer‚ Fame‚ and Female Beauty: The Art of Painting‚" Eric Jan Sluijter claims the predominant interpretation of the work puts "many scholars on the wrong track‚" (Sluijter‚ 265). Instead‚ he proposes Vermeer was focused on fame‚ rather than history. Sluijter supports this argument by providing historical context and comparisons. Art of Painting was painted by Johannes Vermeer from 1666-1667 in Delft‚ Netherlands. This work follows the Dutch tradition of close observation of the
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Vermeer and the Nazi Leadership In World War II‚ the Nazis had overtaken most of Europe. They plundered all the best of Europe’s resources‚ particularly each nation’s great art treasures. As Germany’s leaders‚ Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering had unusual interest in collecting these masterpieces. Among all the art available to them some art held a special appeal. The art of Johannes Vermeer was a coveted prize to both of them. Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering were powerful‚ ruthless people that
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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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painting created by the artist Johannes Vermeer. The story takes place in the 17th century in Delft‚ Holland. The novel chronicles the actions that led up to the painting of Girl with a Pearl Earring. The subject of the painting is a young girl named Griet‚ who goes to live with Johannes Vermeer’s family and be a second maid to their growing household. Vermeer really introduces Griet to the world of paint and even goes as far as to employ her as his assistant. Vermeer did not waste any time showing
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