Then I wonder how long did she have to keep this pose in order for the artist to capture it. The bobbins and other wooden objects are carefully done. The facial features are less clear - would one of her sisters have sat in, as required? Or if just one sitter, with this being painted by natural light, possibly morning, how much time would that have been available? So - several sittings required? (I fictionalize...did the artist tell his sitter to 'do that thing you do with your hands again' <g> ).
Other things that occurred to me: Did Vermeer call this 'The Lacemaker' - was it ever known by another title. What is 17th C. Dutch for 'lacemaker' (I can look that up). If he used the camera obscura his back was to his subject, if that means anything. On 10/18/11, Adele Shaak <ash...@shaw.ca> wrote: > because she has just discovered a mistake. I think the pin-putting is the > most likely scenario, though. -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
