The Girl in Hyacinth Blue, is a novel of a great interest. The novel is about a painting that is believed to be Vermeer, by the last owner. Could this painting be an undiscovered Vermeer? Where is its paperwork? Each subsequent story draws us deeper into the fascinating history of the painting. We explore various places and times and meet compelling and all too human characters. There is a Jewish family struggling to stay alive during WWII. In another story a couple must sell the painting to feed an abandoned child recovered during a debilitating flood. As our journey nears the end, we're actually to the beginning - we meet the artist and the inspiration that created the painting. And we learn the sad circumstances, by which it lost its certification, to go forever forward like an illegitimate child. The painting that is a true Vermeer is a representation of something missing in all the characters lives. Whether it is a monetary or personal problem the painting fills the void. .
The book opens in the 1990's with the son of a German Nazi Officer, Cornelius Engelbrecht, whom is obsessed with a painting that he believes to be a true Vermeer. He agonizes over his love of it because he knows his father obtained the piece by killing and stealing from the Jews. He feels he does not deserve to enjoy the painting yet cannot seem to part with it. He has remained secluded his entire life because of this guilt and refuses to share the potentially rare and wonderous work with anyone else. Cornelius invites a fellow teacher, Richard, to his house to view the painting, while there the other teacher does not believe that the painting is that of a Vermeer. Cornelius then states off numerous facts about the painting that would classify it as a Vermeer. He agonizes about where the painting comes from, and he is running from his past. Cornelius is missing out on living a normal life, because of the fear that he has about the painting.
Clarinet The first form of the clarinet was available in western Europe in the 17th century in various pitches and was commonly called chalumeau. "The word chalumeau is of French origin and is a generic name for any small reed-blown pipe.(Rice30)- The clarinet is a woodwind instrument ...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield BACKGROUND The first prepayment plan was started in 1929, by Justin Ford Kimball. ... The blue cross plan won their case. ... Other health insurance companies were on the heels of the blue cross blue shield companies by offering lower rates to specific groups. ... Restrictions were being added to the blue cross blue shield plans because of the many concerns surrounding cost issues. ... More control was established when blue cross and blue shield merged within 1977 to 1982. ...
The Blue Mosque Istanbul is one of the most historical city in the world. ... Built on the orders of Sultan Ahmet and still bearing his name, the Blue Mosque of Sultan Ahmet. ... The Blue Mosque is flooded with light from its 260 windows. The dominant color is blue, from which the building receives its popular name the Blue Mosque. ... In conclusion, The Blue Mosque is an extraordinary complex. ...
Clarinets The Clarinet is a woodwind instrument. Its mouthpiece looks like a peaked edge. The mouthpiece is attached to a single reed. The body is usually made from basswood and is cylinder shaped with a flared bell. This is what the clarinet looks like now. The first form of the clar...
Blue Ocean Strategies Part One: Blue Ocean Strategy Chapter 1: Creating Blue Oceans An example of this book is the Cirque du Soleil, we will see throughout the development of the book. ... This universe has two parts blue ocean and red ocean. ... Impact of creating blue oceans: The strategic move: is the drive to study the roots of profitable growth, creating blue oceans and sustained high performance. ... Six Principles of blue oceans: 1. ... Part Three: Executing Blue Ocean Strategy Chapter 7: Beating the major organizational barriers Once the company has developed a blue ocean strateg...
Girl Jamaica Kincaid's short story "Girl" will at first appear to be just another dialog between a grandmother and a granddaughter in which the grandmother is giving the granddaughter age old advice. ... The superego in "Girl" is a list of rules and advice that the girl has received over time by many different people. ... The id in "Girl" is also being represented by some of the advice that the girl has received over time. ... On four separate occasions in "Girl" the superego tells the girl that, because she is a woman she will become a slut, the id. ... Evidence of the Electra C...
This story is about a young girl named Won-a-pa-lei or her real name Karana. She, her older sister Ulape, and her brother Ramo live on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. ... One time when the Aleuts returned they had brought with them a young girl, about Won-a-pa-lei"s age. The girls met each other and became friends. ... Then the girl left with the Aleuts. ...
Beauty is Blue Eyes Beauty is considered in many different ways. ... She shields herself from this sorrow behind her obsessive wanting for blue eyes. ... She thinks that she has magically gotten blue eyes and she is now just as beautiful as the girl on the cup. ... What would I look like with blue eyes? ... So she generates the idea that if she possesses the ideal blue eyes, people will start looking at her with the same respect and love as the rich white girls. ...
