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(From WSJ, 10-8-22). For decades, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has counted four Vermeer paintings in its collection. As of Friday, that number is three.
One of its most famous works, “Girl with a Flute,” is not, in fact, a painting by the Dutch artist, museum experts have concluded.
However, it was painted by someone who appeared to have intimate knowledge of Johannes Vermeer’s habits and techniques—a potentially groundbreaking discovery about an artist who was always believed to have worked in isolation, the museum said.
The museum announced its discovery the day before its Saturday opening of “Vermeer’s Secrets.” The new exhibition details the change of status for “Girl with a Flute,” while showcasing new information art historians uncovered about Vermeer’s creative process.
There are only about 35 verified works still in existence from the Dutch master, who was born in 1632 in the Netherlands.
Experts used different scientific imaging techniques combined with microscopic analysis to break down how Vermeer constructed his works. He would start usually with broad strokes and quickly add more coats for his characteristically smooth surfaces.
The team compared “Girl with a Flute” to Vermeer’s “Girl with the Red Hat,” which experts had believed were a pair because of their similar size and because they were both painted on wood, a rarity for the artist.
Under the microscope, however, the team found striking differences between the two works. “Girl with a Flute” lacked Vermeer’s precision and control, they said, and the final coat had coarsely ground pigments—nothing like the Dutch artist’s refined and delicate surfaces.
Yet the micropigment analysis showed both compositions had used the same tints, including faint green shadows on the face, a characteristic of Vermeer’s work.
Exactly who painted “Girl with a Flute” remains one of Vermeer’s secrets. It could have been a pupil or apprentice, an amateur who paid Vermeer for lessons, a freelance painter hired on a project-by-project basis, or even a member of Vermeer’s family, according to the museum.
But the discovery revises the long-held belief among art historians that Vermeer painted alone, said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art, in a statement Friday.
“The existence of other artists working with Johannes Vermeer is perhaps one of the most significant new findings about the artist to be discovered in decades. It fundamentally changes our understanding of Vermeer,” Ms. Feldman said.
East end of the Illinois Accelerator Research Center (IARC). Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), Batavia, IL.
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On MONT St MICHEL, in the evening we explore the other rooms, halls, crypts, following the floating notes and the 'boing boing' of the music of a Double Bass, and next the 'turlusifluut' of a flute player… in one of the darkest crypts, I take another chance and photograph it anyway… without flash! I am not going to disturb neither her nor the dark vibe.
I like the emotion and atmosphere in these images, not technically perfect, but so what, that’s not ALL photography is about for me, this is my FREE photography here...
I think of Vermeer and Rembrandt again and the conditions they often had to work under... just candle-light? LOL.
Another hour in the life of a photographer…
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Reed Flute Cave.
Inside the Reed Flute Cave, the beautiful formations are reflected in a pool.
Guilin, Guangxi province, China. 2006
Sandstone columns out front of the library...
Olympus OM-1 w M.Zuiko 40-150/2.8 Pro
ISO640 f/5.6 64mm 0.0ev
Single frame raw developed in DxO PhotoLab7, colour graded in Nik 7 Viveza and Color Efex, finished off back in PhotoLab.
NSW State Library, Sydney, NSW
Black and white street photography shot of a flute player silhouetted in an abandoned underground lot
Being "held-up" at gun point is one thing but at "flute point" is just ridiculous !
His playing must have been terrible.
Left: soprano-and treblerecorder made of grenadill with ivory,a flauto traverso and a voiceflute made of buxuswood,a renaissanceflute,two barocque sopranorecorders and a treblerecorder made of pallissander. Last but not least: a partiture of the cellosuites of J.S.Bach,very well to be played on flute!
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
In late spring we took a trip to see four national parks in and around Utah. Our third park was Capitol Reef National Park. To learn more about our experience and see more photos, check out my post Capitol Reef National Park's Unique Mix of History and Adventure on my blog Batteredsuitcase.net