What is the name of the Chinese dish from the movie "Girl with a Pearl Earring"?
In the movie "Girl with a Pearl Earring" there's a Chinese piece of tableware, presented on the image below (center of the image, blurred):
- What's the name of this dish?
- What has it been used for?
It's a screen shot taken from a DVD release, hence the quality.
Best Answer
I'm pretty sure that it is a tulip vase. The movie takes place in the Dutch Republic (today known as The Netherlands) which has been known for centuries for tulips, even suffering a "tulip mania" craze a few years before Vermeer's birth. The lidded design allows the water for the flowers to be freshened easily while the multiple spouts support the flowers' stems. This blue on white china is called Delftware, named for the city of Delft where both it and Vermeer came from.
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How much is the girl with the pearl earring worth 2021?
Now, of course, it is priceless; the Mauritshuis would never sell it. In fact the last Vermeer to be publicly sold \u2013 in 2004 \u2013 went for $30 million, and it is nowhere near as good as Girl with a Pearl Earring.Why was the girl with the pearl earring considered obscene?
The piece, "Girl with a Pearl Earring," was quite controversial because the subject posed with her mouth slightly open. At the time, such a pose was considered obscene because a "lady" would not have her portrait painted with anything but tightly-drawn lips.What is the girl with the pearl earrings name?
The painter is often identified as Vermeer based on his comparable hair and costume in his Procuress of 1656. Since 1949, the girl has been called Clio, the muse of history writing, following the conventional notion that history was the highest category of art.Did Griet marry Pieter?
Ten years later, long after Griet has married Pieter and settled into life as a mother and butcher's wife, she is called back to the house following Vermeer's death. Griet assumes that Vermeer's widow wishes to settle the household's unpaid butcher's bill.Dumplings (2004) EXPLAINED
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