Vermeer's "Girl With A Pearl Earring" Die-Cut Note Card with Stickers

• Includes envelope and sticker sheet

• Product type: Blank Note Card
• Shipping Dimensions: 8.75 × 4.0
  (22.2 × 10.2 cm)
• Shipping Weight: 0.13 lb (2.0 oz; 57 g)
• SKU010003951 | UPC: 814229022343

Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) stands as one of the most enigmatic figures in art history. Little is known about his life, adding an air of mystery to his extraordinary body of work. Born and based in Delft, the Netherlands, Vermeer was a master of light, composition, and meticulous detail.

Vermeer's paintings offer glimpses into everyday life, often featuring domestic scenes, intimate interiors, and female subjects engaged in daily activities. His exceptional ability to capture the effects of light and create a sense of stillness and serenity in his compositions has earned him admiration and acclaim.

Despite producing a relatively small number of paintings during his lifetime, Vermeer's works, such as "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and "The Milkmaid," continue to captivate audiences with their exquisite beauty and technical skill. His subtle use of color, attention to texture, and masterful handling of light and shadow have solidified his reputation as one of the greatest Dutch painters of the Golden Age.

Although Vermeer's life remains shrouded in mystery, his artistic legacy endures, and his paintings continue to inspire awe and fascination in viewers around the world.

The origins of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild are shrouded in mystery. Some accounts trace the Guild's birth to Athens in the latter half of the 4th century BCE. Allegedly, several lesser philosophers grew weary of the endless Socratic dialogue endemic in their trade and turned to crafting household implements and playthings. (Hence the assertions that Socrates quaffed his hemlock poison from a Guild-designed chalice, though vigorous debate surrounds the question of whether it was a "disappearing" chalice.)

Others argue that the UPG dates from the High Middle Ages, when the Philosophers Guild entered the world of commerce by selling bawdy pamphlets to pilgrims facing long lines for the restroom. Business boomed until 1211 when Pope Innocent III condemned the publications. Not surprisingly, this led to increased sales, even as half our membership was burned at the stake.

More recently, revisionist historians have pinpointed the birth of the Guild to the time it was still cool to live in New York City's Lower East Side. Two brothers turned their inner creativity and love of paying rent towards fulfilling the people's needs for finger puppets, warm slippers, coffee cups, and cracking up at stuff.

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