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Image:
8.00" x 12.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 17.50"
Girl arranging a flower bouquet in a glass vase #1 Framed Print
by Levin Rodriguez
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Girl arranging a flower bouquet in a glass vase #1 framed print by Levin Rodriguez. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
A girl is graciously arranging a flower bouquet to honor important evening visitors, Pieter Claesz Van Ruijn and his wife Maria de Knuijt. They are... more
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Artist's Description
A girl is graciously arranging a flower bouquet to honor important evening visitors, Pieter Claesz Van Ruijn and his wife Maria de Knuijt. They are Jan Vermeer's most important patrons and are coming today to look at his newest painting of a girl wearing a pearl earring. Money is tight; hence, the Vermeers are hoping that Van Ruijn will like the new masterpiece and purchase it.
They are trying to embellish the house with their best pieces for the event. They wanted to impress Van Ruijn, therefore they invested a small fortune in a flower bouquet, that include the latest arrival of exotic flowers from Turkey; tulips and an Iris which symbolizes the trinity. They also hung a still life painting from Pieter Claesz, the famous Harleem painter. They thought that since he has the same name as Van Ruijn it would make for a good conversation.
The little girl is completely absorbed in her task, totally unaware of the tension around the patrons visit and the implications of t...
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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Peter Lloyd
Congratulations on this photographic new creation of a Vermeer. You have been faithful to that incomparable Dutch Master. It echoes his Milkmaid - completely absorbed in her task.
Levin Rodriguez replied:
Thanks Peter for your observant and kind comment!
Andrea Lazar
You have totally managed to capture the quality that marks the work of my favorite painter, Vermeer! Wonderful job! v/f
Levin Rodriguez replied:
Thanks Andrea, that really means a lot to me...: - )
Nekoda Singer
I love it! You are heartily invited to join my new group "Art inspired by art". Cheers! n
Levin Rodriguez replied:
Thanks Nekoda, I will gladly join your group.