Pintores Famosos.Vermeer.English

Holland, 1632 – 1675

Holland, 1632 – 1675His early death and consistent low pictorial production did him forgotten. He was "rediscovered” two centuries later to confirm that he was an undisputed master in the handling of light, textures, perspective and transparent colors.

While his production was mostly lost by that reason, some thirty paints has been identified and they has been sufficient to consider him, after Rembrandt, the most valuable painter of the Holland Golden Age.

Holland, 1632 – 1675While his production was

mostly lost by that reason, some thirty paints has been identified and they has been sufficient to consider him, after Rembrandt, the most valuable painter of the Holland Golden Age.

The Milkmaid, 1660 - Oil on canvas, 45,45 x 40,6 cm - Rijksmuseum, Amsterdan

The experts are always surprised

by the effect of three-dimensional

image of woman and by the careful

arrangement of elements in this

true masterpiece. They highlight also

the texture of bread, the details

in both baskets, the brightness on

the lamp ...

The experts are always surprised

by the effect of three-dimensional

image of woman and by the careful

arrangement of elements in this

true masterpiece. They highlight also

the texture of bread, the details

in both baskets, the brightness on

the lamp ...

Woman Holding a Balance, 1665Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 38 cm.The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Woman Holding a Balance, 1665Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 38 cm.The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

The music lesson, 1660Oil on canvas, 73,3 x 64,5 cm. Royal Art Collection Windsor Castle, London

The music lesson, 1660Oil on canvas, 73,3 x 64,5 cm. Royal Art Collection Windsor Castle, London

The lace maker, C. 1670 Oil on canvas - 23,9 x 20,5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris.

The lace maker, C. 1670 Oil on canvas - 23,9 x 20,5 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris.

The Art of Painting, 1668Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm.

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

This painting is famous for several reasons. Here are three of them: 1. It was one of the favorites of Vermeer himself, so much so that he never sold it while he lived. 2. During the Nazi invasion, the then owner Count Jaromir Czernin of Austria, sold it to the Führer Adolf Hitler. 3. The painting was recovered in 1946 and delivered to the State of Austria. It is presently exhibited at the National Museum of History of Art of that country.

The Art of Painting, 1668Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm.

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

This painting is famous for several reasons. Here are three of them: 1. It was one of the favorites of Vermeer himself, so much so that he never sold it while he lived. 2. During the Nazi invasion, the then owner Count Jaromir Czernin of Austria, sold it to the Führer Adolf Hitler. 3. The painting was recovered in 1946 and delivered to the State of Austria. It is presently exhibited at the National Museum of History of Art of that country.

And to conclude withthis gallery brief biographical, here is the top masterpiece of

Johannes Vermeer

The Girl With the Pearl Earring, 1666 – Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 40 cm Mauritshuis, La Haya.

Painted around 1666 and rediscovered only in 1882, this paint is also known as

The Dutch Mona Lisa. Eduard A. Snow, a scholar of the works of Vermeer, published about the paint as follows:

"Being against this paint we have to engage in a relationship with it so urgent, that one instinctively feels the need to take a step back to reverend."

The Girl With the Pearl Earring, 1666 – Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 40 cm Mauritshuis, La Haya.

Painted around 1666 and rediscovered only in 1882, this paint is also known as

The Dutch Mona Lisa. Eduard A. Snow, a scholar of the works of Vermeer, published about the paint as follows:

"Being against this paint we have to engage in a relationship with it so urgent, that one instinctively feels the need to take a step back to reverend."

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Research and images: InternetTranslation into English: My thanks to Irene C (http://www.slideshare.net/mrents)We were listening to ‘Humoresque’ from Dvorak, by Itzhak Perlman, violin and Yo-Yo Ma, cello.

Research and images: InternetTranslation into English: My thanks to Irene C (http://www.slideshare.net/mrents)We were listening to ‘Humoresque’ from Dvorak, by Itzhak Perlman, violin and Yo-Yo Ma, cello. acartito@yahoo.com.ar