Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting

[@supremereader7614]

You guys do such a great job analyzing these works of art. I really enjoy it. Keep up the great work.

[@dmshueyable]

My thoughts exactly. They really do! Some of the best content on youtube. Let’s hope they never stop making these.

[@satyricusm]

What did they say about the actual painting--about the meaning?

[@alfredoechevarrieta7512]

Gracias Smarthistory. A esta pintura la he visto y estudiando innumerables veces. Pero ahora con Ustedes la veo por primera vez.

[@smarthistory-art-history]

Estamos muy contentos de que el video haya sido útil (disculpe la traducción de Google).

[@citeriorcf]

This is Vermeer masterpiece. I feel lucky to have seen it in Vienna some months ago.

[@jordanmale8518]

Bellissima esecuzione del dipinto del grande Jan Vermeer...Bravo.

[@JiveDadson]

In my estimation, this is the best work in the Kunsthistorisches Museum. When I was there about 15 years ago, it was in an little hallway off of a little hallway. The only works that were shown prominently were Austrian. Even the Rembrandt room was shabby and ill lit.

[@PierreLaBaguette]

yeah, I noticed the pattern in museums here already several times. Also in descriptions of works I often find less relevant stuff, like long history of how it got into Austrian collections bla bla, but the actually the relevant info, like what those things are about, are squeezed to bottom of descriptions into a single sentence (if lucky enough). But on the other hand, about this particular painting, it's featured among like 12 top works on the Kunsthistorisches museum map/guide you get as visitor, so things also changed for the better in last 17 years ;)

[@mauriciocoura9558]

wonderfull video its going to help me a lot for my art history test tomorrow early...thank you

[@dannysze8183]

great piece of work by vermeer .

[@jeff__w]

I’ve always liked how the intense pale yellow (apparently, a favorite color of Vermeer’s) of the book keeps on drawing your focus again and again. And something I never paid much attention to before: what exactly is that rod, with the red “knob” at the end, that crosses the canvas that the artist is painting? Oh, I just found out the answer: it’s a painter’s _mahl stick,_ which steadies the artist’s hand as he’s painting.

[@Sakura-zu4rz]

Wow I like I love Vermeer! What soft and lovely light he painted. The light was almost always daylight from a window on one side of the painting. Blue and Yellow, the idea of color valance and complementary colors was not introduced until the 18 century, good contrast pattern of balance of blue and yellow, reflection, and illusion!

[@alex0589]

Xwow holy crap almost spat out my beer when you mentionned the history of the painting. Almost as fascinating as the painting itself.

[@Sasha0927]

So we're really just gonna ignore the epic name of this museum? lol. My goodness! Where did that come from?! Dr. Harris made a great point at the end about this painting's complex history - who doesn't love a good lore? I'm curious about the two figures in this painting - this is so unlike what I'm used to seeing in Vermeer's work.

[@JiveDadson]

The vertical tear in the map separates the north, to the right [sic], from the south to the left, representing the wars that have divided the nations along that line.

[@smarthistory-art-history]

New Video...

[@cucumbercossa8277]

Thank you

[@artfilm4975]

I have painted a reproduction of Girl with a pearl earring. It took several hours and was a interesting way to immerse myself and get a small insight of the great master's work.

[@croissant420]

Omg can I see?!

[@rmel2843]

They say that Vermeer only averaged about two paintings a year due to him taking his time on the details

[@JHernandez_Zelaya]

has anyone ever wondered why despite the details that went into the painting as a whole, the chandelier doesn't appear to be anchored to anything?

[@stalkek]

A good enough reason to go to Vienna.

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool

[@alfredoechevarrieta7512]

Aplausos a Vermeer y a los Doctores.

[@MrJingres]

Yes, David Hockney for one, showed that *many* artists of this period were probably using a camera obscura to draft their paintings. This would help explain the photo-realistic quality of Vermeers works. Why is this not a bigger deal to the art community?!

[@OldtimeIronman]

Because it is not news. I took art history in college 30 years ago, and they mentioned the camera obscura.

[@shadow7510]

He inspired me to use camera to compose paintings 🖼

[@marlenaboras5141]

Cudowna AlegoriaMALARSTWA

[@Carolyn8451]

Any chance that there could be some humor in this painting? Any model would hate to be holding a heavy book and a trumpet for hours, while holding that expression on her face. It would be miserable.

[@denasiaholt5813]

I have to do a presentation on the piece and I am still having trouble understanding the meaning. Can anyone help?

[@NTRcoolness]

Did you figure it out?

[@kojiko2442]

did you figure it out?

[@strawberryzombie5474]

Did ya find out?

[@bluedot6933]

Perhaps his self portrait was a pendent to this one

[@SpartanExistence]

how is it possible that you breeze over the fact that vermeer and many other painters during this era used technology to as part of the technical and creative process? check out Tims Vermeer and David Hockneys Secret Knowledge. It is clear that after 1420 such technology was in widespread use across europe and greatly informed the creation of this painting. this is something not only to be embraced but should be at the forefront of the conversation especially when discussing this artist.

[@smarthistory-art-history]

That optics were used by artists and others in the past was known before these now old efforts to sensationalize the issue.