only affect ourselves, but we become aware that the decisions we often make affect everyone, including our loved ones. In this case, in the novel Girl With a Pearl Earring, written by Tracy Chevalier, we distinguish that one life changing decision not only affects the protagonist, Griet, but also her parents and her siblings. Griet, a sixteen-year old girl living with her family in Delft in 1664, in forced to become a maid because of her father’s accident. This causes Griet to move out of her home
Essay 4: The Girl with a Pearl Earring Being a quiet person is both a blessing and a curse. For sixteen year old Griet it is helpful that she is quiet yet highly observational since she works as a maid. This trait serves her well in the Vermeer household, as she cleans and runs errands all day while paying close attention to the entire family. She takes particular interest in the Master of the house, Vermeer. She seemingly falls in love with his paintings, and this translates to infatuation with
In order for the light to shine bright, darkness must be present (Bacon, F, 2013), this is exactly what both Caravaggio and Vermeer understood that other artists of their time did not and what made them such reputable artists known today. This essay will discuss key similarities and differences in Caravaggio’s and Vermeer’s paintings in terms of subject matter, technique and use of light. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist based in many areas such as Rome, Malta, Maples and