Dutch Painting of the 17th century

[Music] the streets of Dutch cities as well as their paintings are worth careful study and admiration for the numerous details which glorify the years of peace and [Music] Ware a red carefully scrubbed brick was often a central feature of a Dutch Urban landscape accurately rendered brick work a solid front door and curtainless windows showing off the domestic decorations and heirlooms clearly signify Dutch housekeeping has it changed at all since perhaps just a [Music] little the houses painted by Peter dewk have an impressive photographic accuracy the woman and Maid precisely reflects the ordinary routine of the Dutch Bourgeois it is one of the finest pictures by Peter [Music] deor we see a clean and cozy Courtyard a neatly dressed lady listens to her maid who's carrying a polished pale containing the glistening head of a pike the embroidery on her lap symbolizes homely [Music] virtues every detail in the painting emphasizes perfect order and peace beyond the narrow Wicket is another similar house with a similar Courtyard and its inhabitants the painter glorified Dutch Family Life protected as it was from the bustle of the [Music] outside the room in a Dutch house by Peter jansen's Ellinger is another accurate depiction of a Carefree Dutch [Music] home the maid mopping the floor is in fact only a small detail in the painting the central character is the light bursting in from the window and reflecting around the room how beautiful it is the artist paid particular attention to the color and texture of objects such as the heavy chest the red chairs and the Crystal Clear lattice window hinting at the secret to idilic Dutch home [Music] life [Music] Dutch cities are reminiscent of theater sets it seems that time has stopped here Dutch genre like Dutch portraiture made its most promising Beginnings in [Music] Harlem France H spent his life here painting the locals today his former Workshop houses is the France House [Music] Museum none could flatter a Dandy's vanity better than France house did his Vivid portraiture like successful photography reveals a character in a moment with his broad expressive Strokes he managed to catch the fleeting mood of a sitter [Music] the painter liked his models to him there was no such thing as a dull face as by his Magic Brush he was able to turn an average sitter into a brilliant personality House's portraits painted as they are with a swift very free technique Stand Out by their ability to capture the individual presence of a model observe how he paints a white collar he models it in a sequence of haphazard blots dashes and zigzags which form a delicate lace when viewed from a [Music] distance Yan Sten was famous for his bustling portrayals of busy gatherings in which he himself is sometimes a participant like in the idlers most probably here he painted his wife margarite who has fallen asleep as he invites the viewer to the [Music] table the intricately painted Crockery seems to be just as intoxicated as he the tablecloth slipping and the plate just about to drop onto the floor the routine here is turned into an artistic subject with a touch of poetry and irony dressed in contemporary costumes in the setting of The Crockery these characters are given some theatrical gu as usual the mizen is based on simple subjects like lovesickness in the painting the doctor's visit [Music] [Music] next to the cheerful Sten is the pensive Gerard terborg comparable with Peter deok in quality and mood teror was a perfect draftsman and a brilliant colorist a master of elusive effects and fine textures his favorite color combination is silver gray and pale yellow teror was among the first to paint small scale almost miniature fulllength portraits with a fresh grasp of [Music] character a keen Observer and psychologist teror provided a deep insight into characters one of his masterpieces the glass of lemonade was acquired for the Hermitage in 1814 from the malmon collection of empress Josephine sinful thoughts hover in the room similar scenes at the processes had featured in Dutch genre painting before but never before had they manifested such Frank glances and secret desires te B introduced a soft but persistent dialogue of glances and touches between the young couple thus realistically rendering subtle psychological nuances the painting of everyday life became a research subject for Dutch [Music] artists besides a thorough treatment of fine textures Furs or shining plates Gabrielle mitsu enclosed hidden messages in the painting Dutch paintings frequently contain hidden messages a favorite feature among contemporary viewers the meaning of the painting is much deeper than it may seem due to these intricate [Music] symbols the decidedly innocent subject of breakfast harbers numerous erotic cues the oysters offered by a poor sutor to the wealthy lady symbolize Temptation while the crumbs and the dog in the room point to her dissolute State their strained postures emphasize the unequal social status of the characters every detail has an allegorical meaning in the language of [Music] love France vanis is another virtuoso of the leaden school his precise and highly polished miniature technique is Illustrated in the morning of a young [Music] lady this scene has an allegorical connotation once again the assessment of a woman's [Music] virtue a letter on The Dressing Table an open jewelry box a candle and her smart slippers all add up to indicate the character's nature Dutch artists were even able to find subject matter in simple things like a Lady's dress thrown over a chair or in a group of drunken revelers genre encompassed almost every kind of social or domestic [Music] activity the term still life in French means dead nature in Dutch it means quiet life kitchen still lifes were popular in Rotterdam Peter class popularized the so-called breakfast piece featuring simple things like the pipes and the brazer depicted with very subtle transitions of tone still life objects were often deliberately set in disorder to produce the illusion of human [Music] presence Bazar van deast had other subjects in mind a harsh fight broke out between two parrots on the edge of a fruit basket the basket overturned the fruits rolled away butterflies and dragon flies flew about and caterpillars crept out the composition is peopled with exotic shells fruits and insects which are painted in a very decorative manner besides its decorative value it has a popular vanit theme recalling the vanity of worldly pleasures and see how everything fell into decay all but the grapes in the philosophy of still life grapes symbolize [Music] Christianity life is the only source of creative inspiration is deeply rooted in the paintings of the Dutch Masters it is introduced in all variations pleasure Triumph birth and [Music] decay [Music]

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Length: 13min 23sec (803 seconds)

Published: Wed Apr 17 2013