About Girl With A Pearl Earring
Johan Vermeer(1632-1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class life
. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age.And this panting Girl with a Pearl Earring is considered a Vermeer masterpiece, famous as "Mona Lisa in the North".
His works are largely genre pieces and portraits, with the exception of two cityscapes and two allegories. His subjects offer a cross-section of seventeenth-century Dutch society, ranging from the portrayal of a simple milkmaid at work, to the luxury and splendor of rich notables and merchantmen in their roomy houses. Besides these subjects, religious, poetical, musical, and scientific comments can also be found in his work. Vermeer painted mostly domestic interior scenes. But almost all his paintings are apparently set in two smallish rooms in his house in Delft. These paintings show the same furniture and decorations in various arrangements and they often portray the same people, mostly women.
Vermeer worked slowly and with great care, using bright colors and sometimes expensive pigments, with a preference for cornflower blue and yellow. He is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work. As we can see form the painting, blue and yellow are the main color used ,with angle specially chosen to let light contribute to the whole painting to a largest extent .A peaceful atmosphere was created. Besides, C her inner voice, gently, thoughtfully. Her delicate glimpse possesses the fantastic power to catch our entire mind at our very first sight. She was considered as "Mona Lisa in the North" and the painting itself was recognized as a counterpart to Leonardo's Mona Lisa because of the incomparable glimpse. Meanwhile, her lips were semi-open, as if to tell us something. Pearl is a symbolic item embodying purity in many of his paintings. Here in this painting, the pearl pertly-hidden because of the light is also a essential stroke for the whole painting.
The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is so famous that a novel and a film of the same name were also greatly welcomed.
by: Cotillard
Get Some Girlie T-shirts This Season Sees The Girl That Will Generally Custom Broncos Jerseys Stylish Clubwear Help Club Girls Enjoy The Time Stylish Chic Bags For Girls Prom Dresses 2013 Collection Of Instylegirls Various Hair Accessories For Young Girls Getting Your Girl Back When The Woman Basically Would Like Come To Be Acquaintances Be Great Mates To Build Your Ex To Go Back , Certain To Perform! Make Your Ex Boyfriend Or Girlfrien Possibly Be Pals To Buy Individuals Over Again ( Space ) More Likely To Function! Get Those Ex-girlf Receving Your Ex Sweetheart If This Girl Simply Just Want Lead To Remaining Buddies Cosmetics & Jewelry Great Christmas Gifts For Girls Perfect Birthday Gift Ideas For Girls This Christmas Get Fashionable Dresses For Girls