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The Enigmatic Genius of Johannes Vermeer: Unlocking the Secrets of a Master Painter
Vermeer revolutionised the way in which we use and make paint and his colour application techniques predate some of those used by the impressionists nearly two centuries later. Girl with a Pearl Earring remains to this day his greatest masterpiece.
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Vous avez dit typique
Sans avoir jamais mis les pieds à Amsterdam, l’idée d’aller visiter une antenne de musée placée installée la douane d’un aéroport constitue un argument suffisant a un week-end néerlandais – plus que les canaux, les coffee shops et le quartier rouge – et tout de même pas plus que les chefs d’œuvre du bâtiment principal du Rijksmuseum et le musée Van Gogh. Typically Dutch : c’est sous cette simplissime accroche que l’aéroport double du musée invite à venir tacher d’appréhender un peu mieux a travers les yeux de ses peintres ce qui a fait les Pays-Bas, en passant par les Provinces-Unies et la République Batave. «Typique», le mot me semble…
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Going Dutch
“Going Dutch”: a phrase which is most commonly associated with splitting the bill when going out to dinner. Personally, I find that this is one of those phrases which we all use, and don’t really think about why we use it. I have merrily used these two simple words for many years – and yet it is only recently that it occurred to me to question where such a notion comes from. Before I started doing some research into this, I have to admit that I did spend more time than I probably should have trying to puzzle this scenario out. I did, however, cross out the possibility that it…









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