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11.00" x 14.00"
The Van der Ast Are Visiting Poster
by Levin Rodriguez
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The Van der Ast Are Visiting poster by Levin Rodriguez. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Balthasar Van der Ast and his wife have been invited to the Vermeers for an afternoon discussion about the Art of Painting. The Vermeers have... more
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Artist's Description
Balthasar Van der Ast and his wife have been invited to the Vermeers for an afternoon discussion about the Art of Painting. The Vermeers have arranged a corner on the second floor of their house with a flower bouquet, fruit on a Chinese porcelain dish and some drinking vessels to resemble Van der Ast's favorite painting topics. Catharina Bolnes; Vermeer's wife replaced the usual map on their wall with one of Ambrosius Bosschaert paintings. Bosschaert; deceased by now, was Balthasar's brother in law, the Vermeers thought that the painting would honor his memory and his work.
Print ONLY on canvas for a more realistic painting look.
Limited Edition of 10
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder, "Vase with Flowers in a window" oil on panel, c.1618 Maurithuis, The Hague
About Levin Rodriguez
You love paintings, you would love to paint but you have trained yourself as a photographer. Can you merge your two artistic passions? I did…. I grew up admiring classic paintings, specially the Renaissance and the Dutch Golden Age periods.There is one particular feature of Dutch Golden Age paintings that led me to believe that I could try to reproduce them. Their level of detail is unparalleled in painting history, they look like photographs. Some are so detailed, that they can trick you into the removal of an ant or to scare away a fly. I decided to use a photographic camera to replace the hard work of the brushes, paint, the strokes.This is how I came up with the concept of Photographic Painting, which is the creation of a...
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