Johannes Vermeer's influence and inspiration

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Author Archives: Esti Vivanco

A Curious Finding: Botero’s Painting “Vermeer’s Studio”

May 20, 2011by Esti Vivanco

I was doing some research on the Internet last month when I came across a very curious painting: Fernando Botero’s Vermeer’s Studio, which is clearly influenced by the Master of […]

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Art, ESP 1011, Influence, Interpretation & Comparison, Painting, Vermeer

Poem on “Woman Holding a Balance”

May 20, 2011by Esti Vivanco

Between light and dark, between this world and the next, between maidenhood and motherhood she pauses, held in balance like the balance she holds. Her focus not the gold or […]

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Art, ESP 1011, Painting, Poems, Vermeer, Women on Art

The Depiction of the Last Judgment Scene in the Arts

May 18, 2011by Esti Vivanco 3 Comments

In Christian theology, the Last Judgment or the Final Judgment is the last and eternal judgment of every nation by God. The scene is found in all the gospels, and […]

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Art, ESP 1011, Imagination & Reality, Influence, Interpretation & Comparison, Painting, Vermeer

The Importance of Money in the 17th century Dutch Society

May 17, 2011by Esti Vivanco

As an additional article to my review on the picture “Woman Holding a Balance”, I thought it would be helpful to write something about the value of money in the […]

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Art, ESP 1011, Influence, Interpretation & Comparison, Painting, Vermeer
"Woman Holding a Balance", by Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer’s “Woman Holding a Balance”: a General Review

May 15, 2011by Esti Vivanco 1 Comment

I decided to choose Woman Holding a Balance because it is probably one of Vermeer’s most harmonious and peaceful paintings, and because it conceals many curiosities, secrets and symbols. The […]

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  • Irene Cid
    • A Virtual Tour of Vermeer´s House
  • Shaila Olmos
    • Vermeer’s Palette
  • Ainhoa López
    • A Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window
  • Aintzane Cabañes
    • The Little Street: Analysis of the Details in the Painting
  • aizeti
    • Treatment of Colour in Vermeer’s Paintings
  • Amaia Morris Larripa
    • My Story on “A Woman in Blue Reading a Letter”
  • Aloña Erauzquin
    • “Girl with a Pearl Earring” the novel
  • amaya pérez barona
    • ‘The Geographer’
  • Ana Fernández Hernández
    • Young Woman with a Water Pitcher 2
  • Ane Bilbao
    • “Vermeer’s Camera” by Philip Steadman
  • Anna Philippova
    • Woman with a water jug
  • Anna Holdsworth
    • New York Times film review Girl With a Pearl Earring
  • Aroa Rezola
    • The “Camera Obscura”
  • aythamy
    • love letter story
  • Monika Junquera
    • The Guitar Player ( Characteristics)
  • usagi
    • The Painting
  • Closto
    • Characters in “The Procuress”
  • dakota185
    • Vermeer’s technique
  • Jurgi Erquicia
    • GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING: Differences between the novel and the film.
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    • Vermeer´s technique
  • Aintzane Jugo
    • A Love Letter
  • Endika Perales
    • First steps in the blog and Vermeer stuff
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    • A young woman sleeping
  • Erinay
    • Woman In Blue Reading A Letter
  • Esti Vivanco
    • A Curious Finding: Botero’s Painting “Vermeer’s Studio”
  • Laura González
    • “The Glass of Wine” Johaness Vermeer
  • ian89
    • The Girl with the Wine Glass
  • Irati
    • Other Type of Art
  • ainara iturbe
    • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632 – 1723)
  • JanireVal
    • Las Meninas and The Art of Painting, the Portraits of Two Painters
  • Janire Cascajar
    • Dali versus Vermeer???
  • Jennifer Isasi
    • A Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window
  • ILC
    • View of Delft III
  • jooiko
    • Vermeer: Inspiration for other artists
  • josebakmoreno
    • Der Geograaf
  • Jone Vicente
    • Vermeer´s Video.
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    • Some facts about “Diana and her Companions”
  • Marta Rodríguez
    • The Little Street (story)
  • Kiara de Castro
    • Related Works (The Maid Asleep)
  • Ariane.Sande
    • Vermeer’s influence on the 21st century
  • lauraespi
    • Blame Vermeer, by Vincent O’Sullivan
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    • Woman in blue reading a letter
  • pearlblue
    • The Concert
  • Nerea San Martín
    • “The Milkmaid”-by Johannes Vermeer
  • Lorena Sainz-Maza
    • Vermeer’s Women portrayed looking out directly at the viewer
  • lubadi
    • Woman in blue reading a letter
  • Lydia Ortega
    • Dear classmates,
  • Maialen Garbizu
    • Richard A. Smith on Girl with a Pitcher of Water
  • Maider Gimeno
    • Girl Interrupted at her Music (2)
  • mait89
    • A poem related to “The Lacemaker”
  • Ana Belén Rodríguez
    • Musical instruments in Vermeer’s paintings
  • Joseba Abaitua
    • Eider Zorrilla’s page on The Milkmaid
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    • Vermeer in other works
  • Yasmeen Alsayyad
    • Woman with a Pearl Necklace
  • nuria07
    • THE GEOGRAPHER
  • petaundklau
    • Girl with a Pearl Earring: Film Review
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    • The Little Street
  • Rakel Ruiz
    • 908
  • Raquel Pozos
    • Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid
  • rolonii
    • Updated: Girl reading a letter by an open window (2)
  • Rosario Gomez
    • Poem on “The Art of Painting”
  • Eider Zorrilla
    • Footwarmer
  • sylvi17
    • “Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid”
  • Tamara Nogueira
    • A love letter
  • tamaragc79
    • ‘The Astronomer’
  • Nerea Becerra Robles
    • The Astronomer
  • ukey
    • Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window – Poem
  • neguzki
    • Look Again and Tell Me What You See
  • zior15
    • THE USE OF MAPS IN VERMEER’S PAINTINGS

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  • Woman Weighing Pearls
  • The Guitar Player
  • The Girl with a Wine Glass
  • The Music Lesson
  • Diana and Her Companions
  • A young woman sleeping
  • Woman in blue reading a letter
  • The Geographer
  • The Lacemaker.
  • The Girl with a Pitcher of Water
  • The Milkmaid
  • The Love Letter
  • View of Delft
  • Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window
  • The Concert
  • GIRL INTERRUPTED AT HER MUSIC
  • The Little Street
  • Lady writing a letter with her maid
  • The woman with a pearl necklace
  • The procuress
  • The Art Of Painting
  • The Music Lesson
  • Girl reading a letter by an open window (2)
  • The Little Street (2)
  • Girl reading a letter at an open window (4)
  • View of Delft
  • ‘Officer and laughing girl’- Written by Alba Gutiérrez
  • Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window (3)
  • Mistress and maid
  • The Astronomer (2)
  • The guitar player (Vermeer)
  • The Lacemaker (2)
  • Johannes Vermeer’s “The Milkmaid”: an article by Daniel Vergara.
  • Girl reading a letter by an open window (5)
  • View of the Delft (Ricardo Merelas)
  • Young Woman with a Water Pitcher (2)
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring (2)
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring – The novel
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