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DUC #363 - LADY OF THE LAMP
On the anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale this, although of course not here is a small tribute - uploaded for the Down Under Challenge Group - the lamp, the original image with thanks to..http://www.flickr.com/photos/zgrayman/4574566284/
Girl with Guitar from Mr.Vermeer.
The Guitar Player is one of the most beautiful examples of Vermeer's late style.The crispness of his image and the radiant colors give the painting a glowing quality. Vermeer, in his paintings of the 1670s, was no longer concerned with describing specific textures of materials. Brushstrokes became freer and more expressive than in his earlier works as he emphasized patterns of color rather than textures. Vermeer modeled the girl's dress and jacket, for example (right), with sharply defined planes of color, The subtle modulations in folds and contours that he formerly created by applying glazes over opaque paints are no longer evident.
The face also is treated differently. Its expression is outward and not self-contained. The nuances of shading that suggested qualities of character and personality have been replaced by distinctly separate areas of light, and shade. The interest in pattern is evident in the ringlets of hair silhouetted against the wall.
DUC #363 - LADY OF THE LAMP
On the anniversary of the death of Florence Nightingale this, although of course not here is a small tribute - uploaded for the Down Under Challenge Group - the lamp, the original image with thanks to..http://www.flickr.com/photos/zgrayman/4574566284/
Girl with Guitar from Mr.Vermeer.
The Guitar Player is one of the most beautiful examples of Vermeer's late style.The crispness of his image and the radiant colors give the painting a glowing quality. Vermeer, in his paintings of the 1670s, was no longer concerned with describing specific textures of materials. Brushstrokes became freer and more expressive than in his earlier works as he emphasized patterns of color rather than textures. Vermeer modeled the girl's dress and jacket, for example (right), with sharply defined planes of color, The subtle modulations in folds and contours that he formerly created by applying glazes over opaque paints are no longer evident.
The face also is treated differently. Its expression is outward and not self-contained. The nuances of shading that suggested qualities of character and personality have been replaced by distinctly separate areas of light, and shade. The interest in pattern is evident in the ringlets of hair silhouetted against the wall.