Category: Portraits

Annotated Bibliography

Annotated Bibliography
Vermeer, Girl in the Red Hat, c.1665/66
Mills, Allan A. “Vermeer and the Camera Obscura: Some practical
considerations.” Leonardo (1998): 213-218.

This is about how Vermeer uses camera obscura in his paintings. He uses it in Girl in the Red Hat to give it an “out-of-focus” look to make it look like he took a picture of the girl. Mills also describes his use in many of his other painting. I plan to use this to describe the type of painting style he used for my painting.

Cibelli, Deborah H. ““Girl with a Pearl Earring”: Painting, Reality, Fiction.” The
Journal of Popular Culture 37, no. 4 (2004): 583-592.

Cibelli describes the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring which was also painted by Vermeer. It describes the realism of the painting and says that Vermeer uses this technique with all of his paintings. I plan to use this as a comparison to Girl with the Red Hat as they are similar paintings.

Ford, Charles. “Vermeer to Eternity.” (1997): 86-88.

In this article, Ford describes Vermeer as a painter. He believes Vermeer’s art to be symbolic. He also mentions that Girl with the Red Hat is a pair with Girl with a Flute which can be of use.

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Johannes Vermeer
The Girl with the Red Hat
Oil on panel
9 7/8 inches x 7 1/8 inches
The Girl with the Red Hat is of a young woman. She wears a red, feathery hat on top of her head. On her ears, she wears glass earrings that glisten from the light shining on her. She wears a blue velvet coat that has a sheen from the shining light. She sits in a wooden chair that has been carved into lion shapes that are hard to see. Behind her hangs a tapestry whose subject cannot be told because she sits in front of it.

Vermeer does not have many paintings that are known today, but those that we do know are widely known. The painting in this exhibit known as Young Woman Seated at a Virginal is one painting that is suspected to be one of his very few. With many of his paintings he uses camera obscura which is what he has been thought of as using for this painting.

Rachel Vining

Portrait of a woman dressed in orange with her black and white dog.

Godfried Schalcken Lady with a Dog

Godfried Schalcken, Lady with Dog, n.d., oil on panel, 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Godfried Schalcken, Lady with Dog, n.d., oil on panel, 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.

The painting Lady with a Dog by Godfried Schalcken, was created between 1643-1706 in The Hauge and while there are records of provenance, it is unclear if this painting is the one that is discussed in the records, or if it was an eerily similar painting also created by Schalcken. Read more

Portrait of an older man with a thick white collar and black clothing. His face is slightly wrinkled and he has a short beard.

Anthony Van Dyck Portrait of Nicholas Rockox

Anthony Van Dyck

Portrait of Nicholas Rockox

Oil on Panel

6” diameter

Small Treasures, The Birmingham Museum of Art

 

This portrait by Van Dyck (1599-1641) depicts Nicholas Rockox, who reportedly served in the city of Antwerp, as burgomaster, where the painting was created. The painting was rediscovered in 1989 at auction, having been in the hands of Rockox’s family members since its completion. The painting was originally misidentified as being a work of Reuben and not Van Dyck’s, which seems reasonable considering the artists’ close relationship. Shortly after the sale, it was made available for public viewing at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. It is speculated that the painting was made for a private audience, and perhaps Nicholas Rockox himself.

Van Dyck initially intended the paining to be used as a print for an iconography project, entitled The Iconography. The print was engraved by Paul Pontius (1603-1658), who etched iconographies similar to the style of a both Van Dyck and Rubens. Van Dyck utilizes dark colors that are placed upon a nondescript background, which depicts a certain level of emotion, making the painting appear to be somewhat ominous. Van Dyck’s best-known works, such as Christ Crowned with Thorns, and Cardinal Bentivoglio, largely focus upon emotion portrayed throughout the pieces, as well.

By: Megan K. Hall