Painting: Rendering 1

The article 'Johannes Vermeer paintings get California spotlights' was published on the the website of "LATimes" on February 16, 2013. It is written by Jory Finkel, Los Angeles art critic.

The author reports about two Johannes Vermeer's paintings that are on loan from European museums and will be shown at the American museums. He aquaints us with the most well-known works of this artist and    draws our attention to a small amout of Vermeer's paintings. So the aim of this article is not just to tell where "Girl With a Pearl Earring" and "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter" will be shown but to give the reader some extra information about the artist  and his other works.

Jory Finkel writes that The De Young Museum in San Francisco will be displaying 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' and the Getty Museum will show 'Woman in Blue Reading a Letter.' He points out that at At the De Young, "Girl With a Pearl Earring"  has been given her own gallery, with no other works on the wall.  The president of the De Young commented this decision as other pieces of art,  couldn't compete with "Girl". 

Further the article describes another painting "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter", where a pregnant woman stood at a table in a long skirt and bright blue jacket. The journalist intreviewed the Getty's director who told the beauty of this piece of art. 

Mr. Finkel points out that Johannes Vermeer painted about 50 works of art during his lifetime. Unfortunately some of them were lost for different reasons. That's why only 34 or so works are known today. The author enumerate museums which own Vermeer paintings. It includes The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.,  The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

In conclusion, the author tells how the De Young made a brand from "Girl With a Pearl Earring". They sell the usual postcards and tote bags, pendant necklaces and a compact mirror and even chocolate bars wrapped with the "Girl's" image.

As the author didn't express his own position according Johannes Vermeer paintings, it gives me a chance to share with my own ideas. I really liked Vermeer's , they are very natural, light and vivid. I wish I could see his pieces of art for myself. And to my mind, the idea of the De Young museum saling the "Girl" -branded things is a thoughtful way to make a profit. As we all know how difficult museums can find a financial support.