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Johannes Vermeer
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Girl with Pearl Earring, at the museum - Johannes Vermeer
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Johannes Vermeer, Woman Writing a Letter, ca. 1670-1671, oil/canvas (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin)
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The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer, 1658.
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Girl with pearl earring, ca. 1665, Mauritshuis, Netherlands, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632 - 1675) - unknown photographer
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Officer and Laughing Girl, Johannes Vermeer, 1657
Oil on canvas 19 ⅞ x 18 ⅛ in. (50.5 x 46 cm) The Frick Collection, New York City, NY, USA
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The Little Street painted by Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675)
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Writing Notes: Detective Story
References (Elements; Subgenres; Tips; Some Vocabulary)
Detective story - one whose plot hinges on a crime that the characters investigate and attempt to solve.
Also called “whodunnit” stories or crime stories.
Most detective stories are written from the point of view of a detective.
5 Basic Elements
A Detective
Usually featured as the protagonist.
Spend time thinking about your detective’s personality, their motivations, their background, their strengths, and their weaknesses. You’ll want your detective to be unique among the other detectives out there.
A Crime
Most detective stories revolve around a central crime or string of related crimes.
Since the crime will be the catalyst of your short story or novel, it should be interesting, memorable, and seemingly unsolvable—that way, readers will be so tantalized by the mystery of it that they’ll need to keep reading.
A dead body is a very common crime in detective fiction, but there are plenty of other options—from robberies to disappearances.
Suspects
Many detective stories include an array of suspects that could have committed the crime (either they have weak alibis or have a history of lying).
Your suspects are a vital part of your detective story; they serve as red herrings (or distractions) that will direct readers’ attention away from the true culprit.
Some mystery novels don’t have any suspects—this is a deliberate choice by crime writers that serves to heighten the tension in the story, but if your story doesn’t have any suspects, find creative ways to keep the case from going cold.
An Antagonist
The person whose goals are in direct conflict with the antagonist’s.
Traditionally, the antagonist is the true culprit for the story’s crime (or crimes), but that’s not who your antagonist has to be; the antagonist of your story could be a police officer who wants to solve the crime first or someone who knows the identity of the culprit and is trying to cover it up.
A Setting
The setting is a very important part of any detective story because the action in most detective stories takes place on the streets of its location.
Therefore the stories are inextricably linked to the time and place they are set in and are memorable because of those details.
5 Subgenres
Here are just a few subgenres that fall under detective stories
Police-department procedurals. Focus on police work and often feature homicide investigators and other departments of a local police force.
Cozy mysteries. These have a lighter tone than traditional detective fiction and avoid explicit depictions of the murder. They are often set in a small town and focus on puzzle-solving rather than suspense.
Hardboiled detective stories. These stories are usually dark and explicit, featuring a veteran detective who treats violent crimes matter-of-factly.
Thrillers. Emphasize suspenseful storytelling, often featuring chase scenes or murder sprees that the detective must stop before the time runs out.
Locked-room mysteries. Feature crimes that, at the outset, appear impossible—for instance, a murder taking place in a seemingly locked room with no other way in or out.
5 Tips for Writing a Good Detective Story
Interesting Motivation
The motivation of the culprit is one of the most crucial and prominent parts of detective work—what readers want to know even more than who committed the crime is why they committed it.
Nothing spoils a good detective story more than an uninteresting or unbelievable motivation (for instance, a serial killer who is just “pure evil” and has no discernable reasons for murdering) or an unmotivated confession.
In the same vein, your detective should also have a strong motivation for being in this line of work—it’s not easy, and many people wouldn’t be able to stomach it.
Learn about Detective Work
Readers want to feel immersed in the world of your detective story—whether it’s the world of the law or the seedy underbelly of a small town.
That’s why it’s so important to get the details right when crime writing—so you can keep the reader’s attention with believable plot points.
Do the research to make sure that you know who would be the first to make it to the scene of a crime, how detectives would go about tracking people down or questioning them, and what role forensics would play in your crime scene, so that your readers don’t spend any time wondering if what they’re reading is accurate to real life.
Too Easy
Readers pick up detective fiction because they want to be intrigued by a good mystery—so if your crime is too easy for them to solve, they’ll get bored and likely not finish the story.
Trust in your readers’ ability for logical deduction and don’t give too much away, leaving them guessing and really shocking them.
A Payoff
Try to avoid an outcome where readers will feel let down by the answer.
In the words of S. S. Van Dine, a famous mystery-novel-writing art critic, “A crime in a detective story must never turn out to be an accident or a suicide. To end an odyssey of sleuthing with such an anti-climax is to hoodwink the trusting and kind-hearted reader.”
By that same logic, try to avoid any “deus ex machina”— an impossible-to-solve situation is suddenly resolved with little or no effort from the characters.
Experiment & Innovate
Read lots of detective fiction and then subvert the tropes—
What if your main character is the person who committed the crime, and your bad guy is the detective or official investigator working to solve it?
Or what if your character’s love interest was the victim?
Common Terms in Detective Fiction
Establish a working vocabulary will help improve detective fiction writing
accusation - statement that places blame on a specific person or persons
alias - an alternate name used to conceal identity
alibi - an explanation that removes a person from the scene of a crime when it occurred
angle - specific strategy or way of looking at facts as employed by the detective during an investigation
autopsy - the medical examination of a corpse to determine cause(s) of death
booking - the process whereby a suspect is officially arrested and charged with a crime
case - the investigation of a crime from the time it is reported/ discovered until it is resolved (closed)
charges - specific crime(s) a person is accused of
circumstantial - indicative but not conclusive
clue - anything that sheds light on a particular case
collar - the actual arrest by a police officer
corpus dilecti - the actual body that proves a murder has been committed
crime of passion - a crime committed in a rage of anger, hatred, revenge, etc.
culprit - the “bad guy;” criminal
D.A. - district attorney; works for the government
deduction - conclusion reached through a logical progression of steps
defense - the argument made to show the innocence of the accused person
evidence - material that will prove innocence or guilt
eyewitness - someone who actually observes a crime and/or criminal
felony - major crime (i.e., armed robbery, murder, rape)
foil - the detective’s “right hand man;” he/she is usually quite different in nature. Ex: Holmes/Watson; Nero Wolfe/ Archie Goodwin
frame-up - deliberate trap set to lay blame on an innocent person
habeas corpus - accusor has to produce a body in order to hold a suspect
homicide - the act of murder
hunch - guess; instinct
informer - relays information to police/detective for money (usually)
inquest/inquiry - legal questioning concerning a particular event or action
lead - something/someone that may help move an investigation to a solution
malice aforethought - criminal was already considering a hostile act before the crime occurred
manslaughter - accidental killing
misdemeanor - minor offense
modus operandi - method of operation (m.o.) that a criminal employs during his crimes
morgue - city government building where dead bodies are kept during investigations
motive - reason for committing a crime
perpetrator - offender; criminal
post mortem - the report from an autopsy
premeditation - deliberate intent to perform a crime before it occurs
private eye - private detective
prosecutor - attorney working for the District Attorney; person trying to prove guilt in a courtroom
red herring - a false clue that usually misleads the reader (and often the detective)
set-up - a trap that is designed to catch a criminal or victim
sleuth - detective
statement - official document containing information supplied by witness, suspect, or any other person involved in an investigation
stool pigeon - informer
surveillance - constant visual or electronic monitoring of a person’s activities
suspect - someone who may have reason to have committed a specific crime
tank - jail cell
third degree - intensive questioning of a suspect
victim - person who is hurt or killed as a result of a criminal act
Sources: 1 2 Writing Notes: Autopsy ⚜ Word Lists: Forensics ⚜ Law-Related
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so i saw this image from the vmas
and i was like wait why does this look familiar, but then my art history brain kicked in
Vermeer you strike me again
so anyway I painted it
Chappell Roan of Arc in the style of the Girl with the Pearl Earring
details in case anyones sus that im a robot
#chappell roan#roan of arc#johannes vermeer#digital painting#digital artist#marzly_art#art#fanart#digital art
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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, c. 1662. Johannes Vermeer. Oil on canvas.
#dutch golden age#johannes vermeer#1600s#painting#art#peinture#pittura#pintura#malerei#genre painting#Trompe-l'œil#illumination#light#shadows
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A day like any other day where Salvador Dali tries to get a Rhino to attack a Vermeer painting with a crust of bread balanced on his head.
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#not a dream#art#jenny boot#black girl with pearl#girl with a pearl earring#johannes vermeer#vermeer#Instagram
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#motion graphics#ai#famous paintings#leonardo da vinci#jean honoré fragonard#johannes vermeer#Iván nikolaevich kramskoi#gustave courbet#pierre auguste cot
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THE MILKMAID /c. 1660/ by JOHANNES VERMEER
Vermeer was an artist famous for his depictions of everyday and ordinary life. He is among the great Dutch masters for his great attention to detail of the subjects in his paintings. In the case of The Milkmaid, he painted it when he was just 25 years old.
In this painting, we see a kitchen maid pouring milk into a clayware vessel on a table near the window. On the table, there are also loaves and rolls of bread. One would say she is in the process of making bread pudding. Behind her on the floor, there's a foot warmer. At the bottom of the walls, there's a beautiful lining of delft tiles, which is a great detail in the painting.
This is one of his most well-known works due to the great details. From the folds of the fabric in her clothing and on the table to the texture of the food and other objects, as well as the brilliant colors, the viewer can't help but notice Vermeer’s brilliance. Another clear mastery he possessed was in his depiction of light, notice the soft diffused light cast around the room.
At first, Vermeer had painted a map on the wall and a clothes basket on the floor but had a change of heart and painted over those creating this masterpiece you see here. Why the Milkmaid? There is a rich tradition of milkmaids in Dutch culture as being objects of desire. This piece is often seen as having undertones of sexuality or love, but not as outward as his contemporaries
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Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid by Johannes Vermeer, 1670-1671.
#classic art#painting#johannes vermeer#dutch artist#17th century#baroque#dutch golden age#genre art#women#servants#brown dress#painting in painting#inside#quill
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The milkmaid, ca. 1660, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam - by Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675), Dutch
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