Girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis. The longanticipated exhibition, the myth of the golden age from vermeer to rembrandt, is finally opening on saturday, february 8. Jan 31, 2014 turns out that vermeers enigmatic the girl with the pearl earring, painted in 1665, is not considered a portrait but was meant as a painting of an oriental girl. Girl with a pearl earring is a historical drama that takes a fascinating look at art culture. Oct 29, 2019 compared to our 2011 film leonardo live, which focused on one exhibition and leonardos milan period specifically, leonardo. In 2012, as part of a traveling exhibition while the mauritshuis was being renovated and expanded, the painting was.
At the beginning of 2018 an indepth scientific examination of the girl with a pearl earring c. The painting is part of the collection at the mauritshuis gallery in the hague, but is touring the world while the museum is being restored. Girl with a pearl earring is a 1999 historical novel written by tracy chevalier. Vermeers masterpiece under permanent house arrest at the mauritshuis. The series author, the italian art historian, academic and newspaper columnist tomaso. Exhibition on screen girl with the pearl earring e girl with a pearl earring has returned home to the muchloved mauritshuis gallery in the hague. Download vermeer from the national gallery seventh art.
The online booking system is easy, fast and saves you a long long wait. A subtle highlight on the girl s lip, made by vermeer but overpainted during past treatment, was also uncovered. Ex03 vermeer from the national gallery seventh art. Jan 10, 2015 releasing into uk cinemas 115 watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen your front row. Things to do near the mauritshuis royal picture gallery. Download a highresolution image of vermeers girl with a. The countdown has already begun in bologna, one of europes most elegant medieval cities. Girl with a pearl earring banned from travel artnet news. Girl with a pearl earring exhibition on screen after two years on a blockbuster world tour, the girl with a pearl earring has returned home to the muchloved mauritshuis gallery in the hague, which has just completed extensive renovations. The most common italian earrings material is metal. Watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen. Receive news about vermeerrelated events such as exhibitions.
For those inspired by the 2003 film, girl with a pearl earring, starring colin firth and scarlett johansson, this new, cinematic exploration will take their enjoyment and. Nicolaes tulp by rembrandt, the goldfinch by fabritius and the bull by potter are. The download will include a document with the credit. The museums most famous painting was last examined in 1994, during a conservation treatment. Nov 19, 20 the painting girl with a pearl earring dutch. During conservation treatment in 1994, one of three highlights on the pearls surface was revealed to be a flake of loosened paint. Exhibition on screen girl with a pearl earring kanopy. This was a christmas present for my wife who loves italy, venice in particular and the arts. Based on a novel, the film follows a young peasant maid who goes to work for an artisan and ends up. Some museums are making highresolution digital images their paintings available to the public. Feb 26, 2018 the girl in the spotlight, an intensive, twoweek study of vermeers girl with a pearl earring using new exploratory technologies, begins monday at the mauritshuis royal picture.
Vermeer is one of the most famous names in flemish painting, and girl with pearl earring is one of his most famous works. Dutch paintings from the mauritshuis included thirtyfive of the worlds most beautiful paintings from the dutch golden age. Girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of. Set in 17thcentury delft, holland, the novel was inspired by local painter johannes vermeers girl with a pearl earring. The whole film revolves around this painting and its model, developing a fictional story based on a novel in which the painter creates a sentimental connection with the model, without the film itself being clear about the nature of this relationship. Nov 05, 2014 girl with a pearl earring programme notes. The girl with the pearl earring is definitely the center of the whole collection surprisingly does not covered. As vermeers girl with a pearl earring returns home to the hague, alastair sooke delves into the story of the mysterious painting and its. Girl with a pearl earring creates stir in italy the local. Nicolaes tulp by rembrandt, the goldfinch by fabritius and the bull by. For example, the girl with a pearl earring underwent a much needed restoration in 1994 in prevision of the washingtonthe hague exhibition. Fathom events, arts alliance, and seventh arts are elated to bring the girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis in the hague to select cinemas nationwide on tuesday, june 23.
The national gallerys exhibition has now closed and many pieces are too fragile ever to travel again but all this can still be enjoyed from the comfort. The excellent home of vermeers girl with pearl earring. Maybe the museums vermeer exhibition of 199596 is partly responsible for the paintings posthumous world fame. A detailed and finely calibrated color image of vermeers iconic girl with a pearl earring is downloadable from an npr article on the two vermeer paintings currently on display in the usa. As the name implies, it uses a pearl earring for a focal point. Crosssections from the girl with a pearl earring shows that the ground contains lead white and earth pigments red and yellow ochre, some umber plus a significant amount of chalk.
With the speck removed, the pearl appears again as vermeer intended. From the usa, it went to italy where it was exhibited at bologna. In fact, the paintings original title was the girl with the turban. Sedona international film festival presents the exhibition on screen series with girl with a pearl earring and other treasures from the mauritshuis in the hague. The exhibition then travelled to the united states of america where it was on display in atlanta, san francisco, and new york city. Going by various names over the centuries, it became known by its present title towards the end of the 20th century after the large pearl earring worn by the girl portrayed there. Major exhibitions provide stimulus for scholarly research and scientific analysis as well as exposing the picture to a wider public. A subtle highlight on the girls lip, made by vermeer but overpainted during past treatment, was also uncovered. Showing all 24 results the impressionists exhibition on screen collection volume 1 box set.
The girl with a pearl earring is in bologna skylife. Special app you may download on your smartphone substitutes an audio guide and provides comments for the most noticeable and important pictures. Tim marlow goes beyond the exhibition to tell the entire story of vermeers life and, in doing so, shows in detail many other of the artists captivating works. Dziewczyna z perla i inne skarby haskiego mauritshuisu.
Up close with essential works of art in the worlds greatest galleries. Girl with a pearl earring is an oil painting by dutch golden age painter johannes vermeer. The following monday, the girl with a pearl earring is due to be back on display in its usual location in room 15 looking as if nothing had happened. The girl with a pearl earring by johannes vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art. Oct 30, 2014 watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen your front row seat to the worlds greatest art.
With hugh bonneville, tracy chevalier, walter liedtke, nicolette mckenzie. Masterpieces such as vermeers girl with a pearl earring, the anatomy lesson of dr. Jan 31, 2014 dutch master johannes vermeers girl with a pearl earring is going on show in the city of bologna in italy next month but the arrival of the celebrated painting of a young beauty is already causing a stir. Click here, scroll down to the painting, click on it to enlarge and save it you hard drive. The compact, yet worldrenowned collection, is situated in the heart of the hague, right next to the government centre. It depicts an imaginary young woman in exotic dress and a very large pearl earring. The works which first graced cinemas in 2019 on the 500 year anniversary of the artists death was a remarkably ambitious project in scope since its inception. French, german, spanish and italian plus bonus excerpts and interviews. Exhibition on screen girl with a pearl earring seventh art. Ill describe each of these pigments in later blog entries, but chalk is worth mentioning here. Interesting facts about girl with a pearl earring just fun. After two years on a blockbuster world tour, the girl with a pearl earring has returned home to the muchloved mauritshuis museum in the hague, which has just completed extensive renovations. Jul 21, 2014 exhibitions girl with a pearl earring banned from travel. Girl with a pearl earring theater locations fathom events.
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author tracy chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting girl with a pearl earring by 17th century dutch master johannes vermeer. Watch the new girl with a pearl earring and other treasures of the mauritshuis, the netherlands cinema trailer, part of exhibition on screen your front row seat to the worlds greatest art. The exhibition continued the fricks tradition of presenting masterpieces from acclaimed museums not easily accessible to the new york public. Girl with a pearl earring, and other treasures from the mauritshuis in the hague, the camera offers an exclusive view of the worldrenowned mauritshuis museum, going behindthescenes to look at vermeers extraordinary painting as well as many other popular works. For those inspired by the 2003 film, girl with a pearl earring, starring colin firth and scarlett johansson, this new, cinematic exploration will take their enjoyment. Tracy chevalier describes how she felt as she saw her bestselling novel girl with a pearl earring being transferred to the screen. All titled girl with a pearl earring, these works began with american novelist tracy chevalier, whose 1999 historical novel spun a love story between vermeer and a servant girl turned muse. The work permanently resides in the mauritshuis museum in the the hague. In 2004, chevaliers book was adapted into an acclaimed feature film, starring scarlett johansson and colin firth.
Dutch master johannes vermeers girl with a pearl earring is going on show in the city of bologna in italy next month but the arrival of the celebrated painting of a young beauty is already causing a stir. Exhibition on screen girl with a pearl earring 2015 hd. In order sort the exhibitions, by date, city, country or number of paintings, single click on the table headers the first time you sort the table the header must be double clicked when available, catalogue information regarding individual paintings is given in parenthesis in the following order. The national gallerys exhibition has now closed and many pieces are too fragile. At the frick, a selection of fifteen paintings included the beloved girl with a pearl earring c. The girl with a pearl earring was painted on canvas with oil paints. The mauritshuis is home to the very best of dutch golden age painting. Support, sizing and grounding girl with a pearl earring. During conservation treatment in 1994, one of three highlights on the pearl s surface was revealed to be a flake of loosened paint. Girl with a pearl earring programme notes exhibition on.
This beautifully filmed documentary goes in pursuit of answers to the unresolved riddles surrounding this extraordinary piece. Hollands distinguished mauritshuis, is home to the painting and is a stunning jewel of a gallery. The girl with the pearl earring is a piece of digital artwork by gilberto viciedo which was uploaded on july 31st, 2009. Even today, its recent world tour garnered huge queues lining up for the briefest glimpse of its majestic beauty in japan 1. With huge queues lining up for a glimpse of her enigmatic beauty and nearly 1. Girl with a pearl earring, oil painting on canvas c. Girl with a pearl earring programme notes exhibition on screen. Even today, its recent world tour garnered huge queues lining up for the briefest glimpse of its majestic beautyin japan, 1. The girl with the pearl earring by gilberto viciedo in. If you have missed these films in the cinema, here are our titles for you to enjoy at home, as dvd or download. Discover the secrets behind one of the worlds most enigmatic masterpieces. Well, as the girl with the pearl earring is the star attraction, in the top three of the most famous and recognisable artworks ever after the mona lisa and the scream, then its hardly surprising most of northern italy and the rest of the world it seems want to see it. Chevalier presents a fictional account of vermeer, the model and the painting.
The handsdown highlight of the show, which runs through may 25, is the girl with a pearl earring. A selection of masterpieces, including girl with a pearl earring by vermeer and the goldfinch by fabritius took a world tour to museums in japan, the us, and italy. During the renovation, the collection of the mauritshuis was on display in several different museums in the netherlands and abroad. Nov 06, 2019 well, as the girl with the pearl earring is the star attraction, in the top three of the most famous and recognisable artworks ever after the mona lisa and the scream, then its hardly surprising most of northern italy and the rest of the world it seems want to see it. Uncovering the secrets of the girl with a pearl earring. The digital art may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. Tim marlow, worldrenowned art historian and broadcaster, guides us through the artwork and delivers a firstrate biography of vermeer. Turns out that vermeers enigmatic the girl with the pearl earring, painted in 1665, is not considered a portrait but was meant as a painting of an oriental girl. Exhibition on screen girl with the pearl earring event. The dvd was very thorough in its coverage of canaletto and.
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