Beautiful MAURITSHUIS : HOME of the GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING : ART : The Hague, The Netherlands : Enjoy! :)
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The Mauritshuis Den Haag / The Hague in the Netherlands
The Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis (English: "Maurice House") is an art museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. Previously the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau, it now has a large art collection, including paintings by Dutch painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Frans Hals and works of the German painter Hans Holbein the Younger.
The Building : Architecture revealed
In 1631, army officer John Maurice, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1604–1679), who was a cousin of stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, bought a plot bordering the Binnenhof and the adjacent pond named Hofvijver (English: "Court's Pond") in the The Hague, Holland, Dutch Republic. At that time, The Hague was the political center of the Dutch Republic and the States-General assembled in the Binnenhof.
The Mauritshuis was named after Prince John Maurice and was built between 1636 and 1641, the period when he was the governor of Dutch Brazil or New Holland. The Dutch Classicist building was designed by the Dutch architects Jacob van Campen and Pieter Post. The two-storey building is strictly symmetrical contained four apartments and a great hall. Each apartment was designed with an antechamber, a chamber, a cabinet, and a cloakroom. Originally, the building had a cupola, which was destroyed in a fire in 1704.
After the death of Prince John Maurice in 1679, the house was owned by the Maes family, who leased the house to the Dutch government. In 1704, most of the interior of the Mauritshuis was destroyed by fire. The building was restored between 1708 and 1718. In 1820, the Mauritshuis was bought by the Dutch state for the purpose of housing the Royal Cabinet of Paintings.
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THIS MUSEUM, A ROYAL GALLERY WAS JUST AMAZING AND WONDERFUL IN EVERY RESPECT IN THE ARTBOOK! CAN ONLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND A VISIT TO THIS GEM!
PRICELESS, HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING BY JOHANNES VERMEER AND MANY OTHERS INCLUDING RARE REMBRANDTS! EXPLORE THE ARTWORLD, NOT BY THE BOOK, BUT WITH YOUR EYES AND SENSES! GO BEYOND THE OBVIOUS! ENJOY!
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This Torino flag an Italian fan brought was enormous. I don't think the picture captures even close to the full effect. The man carrying it walked slowly through the crowd to control it, and it had such weight and slow graceful movement, it was really amazing to see.
5 Yrs.
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On the left I was about 50lbs lighter than my heaviest during junior and the beginning of senior year in high school when I playing football. This picture is amazing to me because nowadays when I look in the mirror, most of the time I still don't see 183lbs.
Natalia in Argentina
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Not everything in Argentina was rough, and here is a little yang for the yuri.
We rented a car from a horrible company called Wagen. Don't worry, I'll get to the girl part. The car's battery died very quickly, leaving us stranded in El Chalten, which is the hub from which many trails spawn out into the Andes. We had to wait a whole day for the horrible company, once again, called Wagen, to come out and replace the battery after their very unhelpful employee made us jump the car, to little avail. If you are ever out in Argentina and you need a reliable car, don't call Wagen. Even worse, they would not give any partial refund. You could get stuck out in the wild with no chance for help. Luckily we were close to a phone, and that phone was close to an aspiring model to help my camera wile away the hours. Okay that sounds stupid. But it's kinda true.
While in El Chalten, we stayed in a charming little hotel. At night, I would stay up late and process photos, drink coffee, and listen to music. This is what I always like to do after dinner. Maybe that sounds lame. Anyway, the nice Argentine family that ran the hotel took notice of me and I got to know them. The mom that ran the hotel had a 20-year-old daughter named Natalia who had a unique look but had never modeled before. It's a small town way down by Antarctica and they don't have many model/photographer resources down thataway. Anyway, since we ended up with an extra few hours, I asked if she wanted to go out and shoot. Natalia's English wasn't so great, but I was able to draw things out in the dirt like calling a play in flag football. We ended up with a lot of good shots that I will add over the next few months.
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Øster Allé
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View from Trianglen in direction to "Parken", the football- stadion.
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