Littera Deusto

Modern Languages, Basque Studies and Humanities

Gabriel Aresti

15 de abril, 2010 |

……………..tik hartua Gabriel Aresti 1933-1975 SORRERA ETA GAZTAROA Gabriel Maria Aresti Segurola Bilbon jaio zen 1933.eko urriaren 14an. Hortaz, Espainiako gerra zibila hasi zenean, hiru urteko haurra zen bera eta ongi ezagutu zuen gerra ondoko faxismoak euskaldunen aurka erabiliriko errepresio giro latza. Maila apaleko familian hazi zen. Ama abertzalea zuen; aita, aldiz, frankista izan arren, […]

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Twitter & Wikillerato

14 de abril, 2010 |

Here we find two different programs on the Internet that are used to communicate in between users or to share information. At the same time, this two programs are a model that can´t be found in written press or books, since they are only available on the Internet. TWITTER: Twitter is the new boom these […]

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Article on Vermeer’s Girl Reading a letter by an open window

10 de abril, 2010 |

Before I begin with the painting itself, it will be interesting to mention something about Johannes Vermeers life and works.  Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter of the 17th century. The same as many great artists we know very little about his life.  Vermeer was born in Delft and stayed there all his life. He married […]

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The Astronomer

7 de abril, 2010 |

There are quite a lot paintings to chose among but I really  like this one the most. The Astronomer and The Geographer are my favorite paintings. In my opinion these two paintings are full of possibilities, mostly The Astronomer. I don’t know why exactly but this picture is the one that tells me more. I […]

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About Vermeer

7 de abril, 2010 |

Johannes Vermeer, also known as Jan or Johan was born in Delft on 1632 and he was buried in the same city in 1675. He was a Baroque painter who became famous painting everyday scenes of the middle age class lifestyle. He was not very much known outside his circle probably because he mostly worked […]

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New Course & New Subject

6 de abril, 2010 |

This last semester  we are going to work on our last subject related to this blog’s articles : English for special purposes.  The name might take a very wide field but in this case we are going to focus on the study of a nowadays well known painter from the 17th century : Johannes or […]

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Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio and its criteria about intellectual property among writers

1 de abril, 2010 |

Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio was born December 4th, 1927. in Rome, Italy. Afterwards he moved to Spain and lived in between Madrid and Caceres. He is an Spanish writer from the well known 50´s generation. He got the Cervantes prize in 2004 and the National letter prize in 2009. He was a memeber of the National […]

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Vermeer and the camera obscura

31 de marzo, 2010 |

Did Vermeer use the Camera Obscura? According to the BBC History webpage, there is no documentary evidence that Jan Vermeer used the camera obscura in his paintings. Nevertheless, it is commonly believed that he did. Nowadays, the only sources of … Sigue leyendo

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Vermeer’s colours

31 de marzo, 2010 |

Critics say that there are no more than 20 different pigments in Vermeer’s paintings. However, he seems to use 10 of these pigments constantly. We have to take into account that he lived in Delft in the 17th century. In … Sigue leyendo

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The size of Vermeer paintings

30 de marzo, 2010 |

Not everybody knows that Vermeer paintings are indeed very small. If you have just seen them on the Internet or books, you may be amazed to discover their actual size. In this picture you can see the painting ‘Officer and … Sigue leyendo

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Officer and laughing girl

30 de marzo, 2010 |

    ‘Officer and laughing girl’ is a painting done by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer between 1655-1670. It represents a laughing woman, with a glass of wine in his hand, who is looking to an officer whose face is not completely &#823…

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Officer and laughing girl

30 de marzo, 2010 |

    The painting ‘Officer and laughing girl’ was done by Johannes Vermeer between 1655 and 1670. It presents a inside room bathed by the traditional golden light used by Vermeer. The composition portraits an official of the Dutch army with his red uniform and a big black hat in the foreground who is talking with a […]

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