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Girl with a Pearl Earring: Vermeer and Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis in San Francisco NEW!

Johannes Vermeer's iconic "Girl with a Pearl Earring," is among 35 works from the collection of the Mauritshus, The Hague, on view at the de Young Museum January 26 to June 2, 2013. The exhibit includes paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn, Frans Hals and Jan Steen and other major artists of the 17th century Golden Age of Dutch Art. Few Dutch homes were without paintings and prints of themselves, their country, their possessions and the life around them. This course will examine the most popular artistic themes, including landscapes of Holland, individual and group portraits, scenes of everyday life and domestic interiors, and still lifes and floral pieces. These images reveal much about Dutch society, referring to their commercial expansion abroad, the capitalist culture of the Netherlands, and are often imbued with moral undertones. About the Instructor: Maureen O'Brien Degeller received her bachelor of arts and master of arts from Dominican University of California where she presently teaches courses in Western and Non-Western Art History. She has also taught Art History at Sonoma State University and College of Marin and lectures for Elderhostel.

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