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Modern Languages, Basque Studies and Humanities

A woman in blue reading a letter

mayo 8th, 2010 · Comments Off on A woman in blue reading a letter

c. 1663-1664 Oil on canvas 46.6 x 39.1 cm (18 11/32 x 15 13/32 in.) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam This is the painting I chose to do my presentation on. I will number some details I found interesting: 1- Vermeer has rendered an intense contrast by combining the dynamically expectant posture of the woman with a geometric […]

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Johannes Vermeer

mayo 8th, 2010 · Comments Off on Johannes Vermeer

Warm colors, memorable faces, and lighting touched with shadow are elements found in the famous paintings of seventeenth century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. In 1632, Johannes Vermeer was born in the city of Delft, in the Netherlands. According to The Life of Johannes Vermeer , his early education included a six year apprenticeship with an […]

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