Johannes Vermeer - Google Doodle celebrates Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer

-

 


Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer, is widely regarded as one among the greatest Dutch painters of all time. On 12 November, 1995, an eponymous exhibition opened at Washington D.C.’s, National Gallery of Art, featuring 21 of his 35 existing works. 

Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft, the Netherlands, at the height of the Dutch Golden Age, in 1632. 

By the 1650s, Vermeer began to paint subtly lit interiors, with intricate symbology—a style that became his hallmark. He captured the commonplace in radiant and exquisite detail, creating masterworks, including, “The Girl with the Pearl Earring '' (1665), which is currently on display at the Mauritshuis museum, in The Hague, the Netherlands. 

The artistic techniques Vermeer employed are still up for debate. Some art historians suggest, he traced images projected from a camera obscura (a predecessor to the photographic camera), but with no physical evidence to back up such claims, some Vermeer specialists remain unconvinced. 

On the left, the Google Doodle artwork references, “The Allegory of Painting” (1666-1668), and in the middle, “Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid” (1670-1671). In 1979, an X-ray revealed a hidden Cupid in Vermeer’s “Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window” (1657-1659), referenced on the right of the Google Doodle.

Researchers continued to analyze the canvas in 2017, determining that the Cupid was covered by another painter. In 2021, a German initiative completely restored the painting.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

FPSO TRINITY SPIRIT exploded off the coast of Nigeria | 10 feared dead

-
Image
An oil production ship, capable of storing 2 million barrels of oil, exploded off the coast of Nigeria. A Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, called the Trinity Spirit , exploded at the Ukpokiti oil field, off Nigeria’s coast.  This was confirmed by the owner of SEPCOL, that a fire engulfed the FPSO Trinity Spirit during the early hours of 2nd of February 2022. There were 10 crew members onboard the vessel prior to the incident. “The cause of the incident is currently being investigated” said SEPCOL.  
Read more

Google Doodle celebrates the 181st Birthday of Helena Modrzejewska (also known professionally as Helena Modjeska)

-
Image
Helena Modrzejewska , (also known professionally as Helena Modjeska). She has portrayed nearly 300 different roles in over 6,000 plays, both in Polish and English.  Helena Modrzejewska, was born as Jadwiga Benda, on 12 October, 1840, in Krakow, Poland, and was soon renamed, Helena Opid. She made her theatrical debut in 1861, in a one-act comedy, “The White Camellia,” performing under the stage name, Modrzejewska.  In 1877, she debuted in America. Renowned for Shakespearean roles, she livened up theater productions across America, sometimes touring for up to 30 weeks while performing 8 to 9 productions each week.  She toured not just as a lead actor but also as a director, producer, costume designer, and publicist!     Modrzejewska’s longest-lasting role was Lady Macbeth, which she played 520 times.  Happy birthday, Helena Modrzejewska! 
Read more

'Eye of fire' on the Gulf of Mexico after gas leak in underwater pipeline belonging to the Ku-Maloob-Zaap

-
Image
'Eye of fire' on the Gulf of Mexico after gas leak in underwater pipeline belonging to the Ku-Maloob-Zaap Video sources: twitter.com/MLopezSanMartin twitter.com/MLopezSanMartin Pemex statement www.pemex.com Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil company, said on Friday, it suffered a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline, in the Gulf of Mexico, sending flames boiling to the surface in the Gulf waters.  The flames resembled molten lava, and were dubbed, “eye of fire”, on several social media platforms.  According to Pemex, there was a gas leak in the 12-inch submarine pipeline, 150 meters from the KU-C satellite platform,  belonging to the Ku-Maloob-Zaap Production Asset.  It took more than five hours to completely put off the fire, and no injuries were reported. Petróleos Mexicanos stated that, it will carry out a root cause analysis of this incident.
Read more