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This painting by Johannes Vermeer from around 1670-1671 depicts a lady writing a letter with her maid in the room. In 3 sentences: The painting shows a well-off lady writing a letter while her maid stands nearby, as suggested by the decorated carpet and furniture in the room, while various details like the green curtain and window provide context and perspective on the scene. The painting has been stolen twice in the last 25 years but recovered both times, once after a week and another after over 7 years of negotiations.
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Fauvism And Matisse
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Art Student Select - SF Art Institute Fall 2013
The student selected three paintings that demonstrate mastery of different artistic techniques. Jackson Pollock's painting draws the viewer deep into a mysterious space through its use of color and depth. Lucian Freud's self-portrait combines spontaneous and calculated brushwork that rewards close examination. J.M.W. Turner was a master of using light, as seen in the painting selected by the student.
History Design_ Surrealism
MSR3033_ History Design (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Sultan Idris)
Surrealism, presentation dari kami.
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Lady writing a letter with her maid
- 1. Lady writing a letterwithhermaid By Silvia del Pozo
- 2. Artist: Johannes Vermeer Year: c. 1670–71 Type: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 72.2 cm × 59.5 cm (28.4 in × 23.4 in) Location: National Gallery of Ireland
- 3. Themaid Messenger forthe lady and thelover. Innerrestless and boredom. Similar to Gabriel Metsu’spainting.
- 4. The Lady Inspiration from the Lacemaker. The patch of bright white wall contrasts her right hand silhouette.
- 5. Thefloor Suggests a quality of bourgeois life. It is an ideal as the Dutch preferred floor made of wood.
- 8. Thewhitecurtain Itestablishesone of thethreestrong diagonal lines. Itsoftenstherectiliniardesign of thecomposition.
- 9. Thewindow The leadings of the window seem to be identical in design with the ones in the Music Lesson but in this picture the central design has been colored.
- 10. Thepainting It is a Finding of Moses. It follows the same technique of pictures within-a-picture. The same Moses appears in the Astronomer.
- 11. This painting has been stolen two times in the last twenty-five years. In 1974 by the IRA. It was recovered a week later. In 1986 by a gang led by the Dublin organized crime gang leader Martin Cahill. Only after more than seven years of secret negotiations and international detective work was the painting recovered. As a curiosity…