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Dutch Golden Age Related Links. For the sake of convenience , I have compiled the following list of links that relate to my work either for reference, research or just general interest. The Holy Grail of Dutch Golden Age Art. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Which host a great collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings and luxury objects as seen in many Pronks, including evasive buckelpokals and great salt cellars. York Region Arts Council.

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Symbolic Meaning of objects used in Vanitas paintings

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Saturday, February 25, 2012. Symbolic Meaning of objects used in Vanitas paintings. Please note that scholars are still arguing about many of these "meanings". Here is a list of common objects found in "vanitas" paintings and their meaning:. Death, this is a clear memento mori. Message or the transience of life, a universally recognized symbol of death. Human knowledge and its temporary nature. Vanity, as these were e...

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Selecting and Arranging Objects to convey messages in modern Vanitas images. Prose statements in Vanitas.

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Monday, February 9, 2015. Selecting and Arranging Objects to convey messages in modern Vanitas images. Prose statements in Vanitas. Most people think that Vanitas images are “dark”, which; if you have been reading my blog you would know by now that this is not the case. Vanitas paintings were about the existing strict moral code in Calvinist Dutch Republic not about “Goth culture/subculture”. Posted by Levin Rodriguez.

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Tim’s Vermeer, the missing counter point

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Sunday, July 6, 2014. Tim’s Vermeer, the missing counter point. When people get see my photographic work which is about creating photos that look like XVII Century paintings (see it here. It only takes few minutes for them to ask me whether I have seen the film Tim’s Vermeer. I finally can report that I saw it a week or so ago. About this topic). He then, worked his way up in layers until the paint is finished&#46...

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Another Exhibition…. 100% XVII Century

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Another Exhibition…. 100% XVII Century. Yet again, busy setting up for this Exhibition at the McKay Art Centre in 197 Main Street, Unionville. I have “grouped” my work in three main areas: “Vermeerish”, Spanish Bodegones and Dutch Golden Age Still Life (Vanitas, Flower Bouquets and Ontbijtjes or “Little Breakfast”). 8221; so that people can easily see that NO, they are NOT paintings. Most pa...

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Vermeer at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Sunday, May 25, 2014. Vermeer at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. A while ago, I decided to drive to Washington and personally see the 4 Vermeer paintings hosted by the National Art Gallery. In Washington, DC. It turn out to be a long 11 hours drive from Toronto, but it was definitely worthwhile. Or ‘cabinet pieces’. The next two small rooms in marked in yellow also have some other. The NGA is one of the b...

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Common glassware in Dutch Still Life painting during the Golden Age – Jugs.

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Common glassware in Dutch Still Life painting during the Golden Age – Jugs. This is a continuation of the series about glassware in Dutch paintings. It is time for. Johannes Vermeer – The Procuress - @ GemäldegalerieAlteMeister. The Royal Ontario Museum. Feel free connect with me in Facebook. Posted by Levin Rodriguez. Labels: Dutch Golden Age. Dutch Golden Age Still Life. In the last article abo...

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Vermeer as a Still Life Painter

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Sunday, December 16, 2012. Vermeer as a Still Life Painter. Still Life paintings were very popular, so the question is; why is that Vermeer did not painted any although he kept including small arrangements in his paintings? Vermeer was already a very slow painter, about one or two paintings per year and unlike all other masters, Vermeer did not take apprentices. I needed enough objects to create a credible parallel of...

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Modern photographic renditions of Johannes Vermeer paintings

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Friday, March 28, 2014. Modern photographic renditions of Johannes Vermeer paintings. Very recently I posted one of my “Vermeer” photographs in my Facebook page ( Levin Rodriguez Photography. Did I mentioned, that you are kindly invited to connect with me via Levin Rodriguez Photography. Just ‘Like” it or ‘Share’ it. Posted by Levin Rodriguez. Labels: Dutch Golden Age. The Legacy of Classic Painting to Photography.

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..The Berkemeyer Project..: Vanitas Paintings and their symbol categories

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The Renaissance of Dutch Golden Age Paintings through Photography. .By Levin Rodriguez. Sunday, January 22, 2012. Vanitas Paintings and their symbol categories. In the last article about Vanitas, I briefly discussed the socioeconomic environment prevalent during the birth of this type of painting. Today I will discuss some of the objects and their symbolism. Objects in a typical Vanitas painting were representative or symbols. Experts group them into 3 main categories:. Books, scientific, musical or arti...