how do you capture light in a painting? with shadows? textures? with color?
this is Johannes Vermeer
Dutch painter of the 17th century, was a great student of light.
most of his works you can find one of 2 persons in the painting and a light sourse mostly a window in the left side.
he has great vision for composition and color, making blue, yellow and grey colors standout in all of his works.
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