Although Johannes Vermeer is famous for his masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” not much is known about who modeled for the painting. The curiosity aroused by the mystery brought about several theories about the true identity of the model.
The first candidate is Maria Vermeer, who was the eldest daughter of Johannes Vermeer. Johannes Vermeer found the source of inspiration from daily life. His artworks focused on everyday life scenes from neighborhoods in Delft as a result. This artistic style of Vermeer drove critics to formulate a theory that Vermeer's daughter may have posed for the portrait. To support the idea, one critic even commented that only a father could sketch such portraits.
Magdalena Van Ruijven, who was the only daughter of Vermeer's patron, Pieter Van Ruijven, was also proposed as a candidate. The Vermeer and Van Ruijven families were close neighbors, making it possible that the painting was a request for his daughter from Van Ruijven. This can be further speculated considering the fact that the painting was given to Magdalena Van Ruijven as a wedding gift.
The last theory is the tronie theory. Tronie refers to a popular genre of 17th-century Dutch paintings that portrays exaggerated facial expressions of fictional characters. This genre may have influenced the painting of Vermeer profoundly, making him focus on the representation of an imaginary figure: in this case, an anonymous girl in exotic clothing and a huge pearl in her ear. With the balanced use of light and darkness, the painter focuses on the facial expressions and effectively depicts the delicate emotion of the girl in the painting. Such characteristic is similar to what the tronie genre keyed on.
Recently, there has been a ton of debate as to the identity of the model of Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece. More specifically, in regards to the passages, the writer put forth the idea that there is three-way we can elaborate on this model's identity. However, the lecturer is quick to point out that there are some serious flaws in the writer's claims. In fact, the professor believes the three possibilities of the explanation of the model are inaccurate, and addresses, in detail, the trouble with each point made in the reading text.
To begin with, the author states that the model may be the painter's elder daughter. Some professors in the same field, however, stand in firm opposition to this claim. In the listening, for example, the professor claims that it never be the painter's daughter. He goes on to say that different unknown models were found at that time for painting. The model should be from these girls.
Secondly, one group of scholars represented by the writer thinks that the model may be Vermeer's patron name, Pieter Van. Of course, though, not all experts, in the same field believe this is accurate. Again the professor specifically addresses this point when he claims that in the 17th century the portrait was the symbol of dignity so, the picture is not only for the purpose. Additionally, he notes that the light balance indicates it is not the picture of Pieter Van's daughter.
Finally, the author wraps his argument by positing that it may be the portrait of an imaginary figure. Not surprisingly, the lecturer takes issue on this matter by contending that as the facial expression is said that it is not an imaginary figure. It must be a portrait of any anonymous girl.
To sum up, both the writer and professor hold conflicting views about the identity of the model of Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece. It is clear that they will have trouble in finding common grounds on this issue.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 127, Rule ID: IN_REGARD_TO[1]
Message: Use simply 'regarding' or 'with regard to'.
Suggestion: regarding; with regard to
...ermeers masterpiece. More specifically, in regards to the passages, the writer put forth the ...
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Line 1, column 234, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'models'' or 'model's'?
Suggestion: models'; model's
...e is three-way we can elaborate on this models identity. However, the lecturer is quic...
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Line 3, column 229, Rule ID: ADVERB_WORD_ORDER[5]
Message: The adverb 'never' is usually put after the verb 'be'.
Suggestion: be never
...r example, the professor claims that it never be the painters daughter. He goes on to sa...
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Line 3, column 242, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'painters'' or 'painter's'?
Suggestion: painters'; painter's
...e professor claims that it never be the painters daughter. He goes on to say that differ...
^^^^^^^^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
finally, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, as to, for example, in fact, of course, to begin with, to sum up
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 10.4613686534 182% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 5.04856512141 139% => OK
Conjunction : 2.0 7.30242825607 27% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 32.0 22.412803532 143% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 45.0 30.3222958057 148% => OK
Nominalization: 4.0 5.01324503311 80% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1598.0 1373.03311258 116% => OK
No of words: 328.0 270.72406181 121% => OK
Chars per words: 4.87195121951 5.08290768461 96% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.25567506705 4.04702891845 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.64706492303 2.5805825403 103% => OK
Unique words: 172.0 145.348785872 118% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.524390243902 0.540411800872 97% => OK
syllable_count: 487.8 419.366225166 116% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 3.25607064018 123% => OK
Article: 10.0 8.23620309051 121% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 1.25165562914 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 1.51434878587 66% => OK
Preposition: 8.0 2.5761589404 311% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 13.0662251656 138% => OK
Sentence length: 18.0 21.2450331126 85% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 38.2185075714 49.2860985944 78% => OK
Chars per sentence: 88.7777777778 110.228320801 81% => OK
Words per sentence: 18.2222222222 21.698381199 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.27777777778 7.06452816374 89% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.09492273731 122% => OK
Language errors: 4.0 4.19205298013 95% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 4.0 4.33554083885 92% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 10.0 4.27373068433 234% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.168186557803 0.272083759551 62% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0517365753037 0.0996497079465 52% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.055969732235 0.0662205650399 85% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0912898770384 0.162205337803 56% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0457493133163 0.0443174109184 103% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.6 13.3589403974 79% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 61.67 53.8541721854 115% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.1 11.0289183223 83% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.97 12.2367328918 90% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.8 8.42419426049 93% => OK
difficult_words: 68.0 63.6247240618 107% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.5 10.7273730684 107% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.2 10.498013245 88% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.2008830022 98% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 60.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 18.0 Out of 30
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