{"id":4552,"date":"2019-12-05T20:37:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/josefelixvaldivieso.com\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2019-12-09T21:17:51","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T20:17:51","slug":"china-through-vermeers-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/josefelixvaldivieso.com\/en\/china-through-vermeers-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"China through Vermeer\u00b4s eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_gallery type=&#8221;flexslider_style&#8221; images=&#8221;4588,4594,4586,4585,4584&#8243; onclick=&#8221;link_no&#8221; img_size=&#8221;1280&#215;720&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h4><strong>By analyzing the objects in 5 of Vermeer\u00b4s paintings, sinologist Timothy Brook shows the importance of international trade in XVII century between China and the West.<\/strong><\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;30&#8243;][vc_column_text]In his magnificent <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vermeer's_Hat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vermeer\u00b4s Hat<\/a>, sinologist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Timothy_Brook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timothy Brook<\/a> (Chinese name \u535c\u6b63\u6c11) has produced an impressive and unusual piece of research work: has chosen not to focus on the beauty and technical perfection of Vermeer&#8217;s paintings, nor his mysterious personal life, nor why one of the greatest painters ever was only recognized two centuries after his death\u2014thanks largely to 19th century French art critic <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Th\u00e9ophile_Thor\u00e9-B\u00fcrger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Th\u00e9ophile Thor\u00e9<\/a>. Instead, Brook has produced a meticulous analysis of the objects that appear in five of his paintings, to show us the importance of international trade in the seventeenth century between China and the West, and particularly, Vermeer\u2019s home town of Delft, which played a hitherto largely unknown role until recently.<\/p>\n<p>The first thing Brook does is to challenge the way we look at paintings, telling us to stop seeing them as windows to other times and places. &#8220;Chief among these habits is a tendency to regard paintings as windows opening directly onto another time and place. It is a beguiling illusion to think that Vermeer&#8217;s paintings are images directly taken from life in XVII century Delft. Paintings are not &#8220;taken&#8221;, like photographs; they are &#8220;made&#8221;, carefully and deliberately, and not show an objective reality so much as to present a particular scenario,\u201d argues Brook. Through a careful analysis of these scenarios, Brook creates a map of the world of the time.<\/p>\n<p>With the future of international trade, and particularly with China, a hot topic, <em>Vermeer&#8217;s Hat<\/em> offers a highly stimulating and cosmopolitan perspective of the world.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; 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