the Milkmaid
The Milkmaid by Jan Vermeerc. 1658-60 (150 Kb); Oil on canvas, 45.4 x 41 cm (17 7/8 x 16 1/8 in); Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
This is the painting I will be spending the next three months reproducing literally from the "ground" up. Using authentic ground pigments for most but lead white, preparing my own sizing and ground, working with oil glazes in a similar way to Vermeer's own. My course, Historical Techniques of the Artist, is so incredible. Our teacher is one of the most knowledgable and frank people I know and has taught me so very much thus far. I feel like I'm actually a renaissance apprentice in this course, it's so exciting. It's unfortunate that this is not mandatory, I think every art student should be required to learn these things.
posted by Unknown at 1/10/2008 05:54:00 AM
2 Comments:
That's so exciting! I totally love Vermeer. You'll have to post images about your progess so we can see how it's going! It would be so neat to see your work in process.
(love your sis)
i was in amsterdam last week and had to pick between the van gogh museum and the rijks, because of funds and time. i wish i picked the rijks, because then that cool thing would happen where i recognize the painting, and get to claim to've seen it in the flesh. oh well.
it's a beautiful image and yes, i hope you track your progress! i'm sure it's great to be so into an assignment.
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