The beauty and sadness of the golden age

Marcelino 2021-12-31 08:01:50

In 1665 AD, the Netherlands, an overseas colonial power that originated from the "Union Provincial Republic" of the low countries, was still prosperous, but its decline was inevitable.
At this time, Rembrandt was very old in the Dutch painting world, but Jan Vermeer was in his prime.
Different from Rembrandt's high production, Vermeer's lifelong paintings are only a mere 40, and the style of painting is very different. The only thing in common between the two at this time is probably that they do not have a lot of money.

A faint, if there are feelings that seem to be nothing, then spread out like water in the parents' shorts. Yes, like water, just like the golden autumn season, the most dull and lazy afternoon, in the shade of the trees, flowing slowly under the dappled sunlight Like the stream, there is no turbulence quietly.

Vermeer is a person with introverted personality, he doesn't like to socialize, and even a little withdrawn. This can be judged from the narrow subject matter of his works. Among his few works, "Girl with a Jug", "Use The Pearl Necklace Dresses Up Her Young Woman, and the works of The Girl with Wine Glass are almost completed in the same place and environment from the same perspective. Of course, this does not conceal his sensitive and genius grasp of color and light. "A Girl with a Pearl Earring" is undoubtedly one of its most glamorous works.
In the film, this girl is Scarlett Johansson. She has, um, the most beautiful breasts in the world, the lips that men most want to kiss... Oh, my God, I want to hire such a maid too!

Love gradually spread across the screen, and I became attentive. They stared at each other, but they evaded each other's sight in a panic; they tacitly shared the colors of the clouds in the sky, and carefully grind them to restore them to the canvas, but stingyly refused to let each other's hands clenched for a moment.
Love is as clear and transparent as a stream, but so silent, every brief meeting with each other, even if it is just a glance, will be like a pebble, making a ripple in the heart, his, her, our... …

This is the beauty and sadness that only existed in the golden age . It has been too far away from us. Now, we directly say: "I want."

In the story, the artist finally pierced the girl’s earlobe with a thin pointed cone, and put on her pearl earrings against the faint red color... We all know what this symbolizes, but, I think, In reality, he would not, a person who is so sensitive and restrained would not do any harm to a person he loves... But, well, forget it, after all, this is just a story.


Thanks to Tracy Chevalier, it is this American woman's love for Vermeer that we can read this story.
At the same time, I have to thank the British director Peter Webber. It is hard to believe that such a beautiful, smooth, oil-like texture is actually his debut.

By the way, four years after the story happened, in 1669, the master Rembrandt died. Five years later, in 1670, Amsterdam's European center status was completely replaced by London, and the Dutch golden age ended.
In addition, the director of the film, Peter Weberzhi, actually filmed after that, oh, "Young Hannibal",? ! ! #¥%…※%

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Extended Reading
  • Lavonne 2021-12-31 08:01:50

    There is not a single erotic lens but it is full of eroticism!

  • Lennie 2021-12-31 08:01:50

    The picture is so beautiful. . . Each frame is an oil painting. The atmosphere is suffocating. The best thing about novels and movies is that everyone’s personality allows them to choose their own behavior and destiny. After reading it, I checked Vermeer, the painter's information. 'In the age of luxury, he insists on simplicity and life style' to capture soft light. I think the director really understood the painter. Although the picture is rich in beauty, the plot is very restrained. Emotions are all in the blank space of the plot. Many things are not explained, but they are all in. A great movie,.

Girl with a Pearl Earring quotes

  • Vermeer: [Describing his newly arrived Camera Obscura] See this? This is called a lens. Beams of reflected light from that corner pass through it, into the box, so that we can see it here.

    Griet: Is it real?

    Vermeer: It's an image. A picture made of light.

    Griet: Does the box show you what to paint?

    Vermeer: It helps.

  • Maria Thins: A connoisseur in everything, Master Van Ruijven. But, you should be faithful to one mistress above all others: Art!