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The miniaturist
On an autumn day in 1686, 18-year-old Nella Oortman knocks at the door of a grand house in the wealthiest quarter of Amsterdam. She has come from the country to begin a new life as the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt, but instead she is met by his sharp-tongued sister, Marin. Only later does Johannes appear and present her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. It is to be furnished by an elusive miniaturist, whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in unexpected ways. Nella is at first mystified by the closed world of the Brandt household, but as she uncovers its secrets she realizes the escalating dangers that await them all.
Masters of Italian craftsmanship. Episode 4, Not only bandits
Not Only Bandits is a journey through the Maremma region of Grosseto, Tuscany, exploring its rich historical and artisanal heritage. From Grosseto's Medici walls and Piazza Dante to the Etruscan ruins of Roselle, Montepescali's panoramic views, and Porto Santo Stefano's coastal charm, the documentary showcases the region's beauty. It highlights artisans preserving ancient crafts: a master saddle-maker, a potter reviving the bucchero technique, a goldsmith and saxophone restorer, and a miniature painter. Through their work, the film reveals the deep connection between past and present, showing how tradition fuels contemporary creativity. A vivid portrait of a land where history and innovation merge, breathing new life into Tuscany's timeless traditions.
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The miniaturist
Engaging the services of a miniaturist to furnish a cabinet-sized replica of her new home, 18-year-old Nella Oortman, the wife of an illustrious merchant trader, soon discovers that the artist's tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.
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Miniature Mindfulness: Finding Spiritual Flow with Warhammer 40,000 Models
Warhammer 40,000 (40k) is the world’s most popular miniature wargame. The game is played with miniatures (small-scale figures made of hard plastic or other materials), which have usually been painted by each individual player. These player–painters typically spend hours in deep concentration painting the models. Drawing on interviews and journal entries from a six-month participant study of 14 painters, this paper explores whether miniature painters achieve a flow state, whether this creates a greater feeling of mindfulness, and how painting impacts their overall mental health. Results from this study indicate that miniature painting is meditative, meaningful, and positive for the participants’ mental health. Using the definition of flow outlined in Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s book Optimal Experience: Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness (1988), flow is a state of pleasure had when an individual concentrates on a specific task. Csikszentmihalyi, from his research on flow, notes that this state of mind involves both immersion and a sense of transcendence, where the individual temporarily loses a sense of self. This sense of loss of self was explored with an increased attention to the feeling of the body, and situated cognition has been further explored to understand how this connects to painting. While flow is regularly applied to videogame studies, less work has been carried out on this flow state during activities like miniature painting.
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NAKKAŞ LEVNÎ IN THE TULIP ERA: ARTISTIC VISION AND CULTURAL REFLECTIONS
This study provides a comprehensive examination of Nakkaş Levnî, one of the leading representatives of Ottoman miniature painting during the Tulip Era, focusing on his artistic approach, aesthetic preferences, and the cultural reflections of his works. In his miniatures, Levnî treated the relationship between figures and space, the arrangement of scenes, and the integrity of composition with an original perspective; he transcended the limits of the traditional two-dimensional narrative, infusing his works with depth and dynamism. The high horizon line, S-shaped arrangements of figure groups, and the conscious use of light-shadow and natural elements reveal Levnî’s technical mastery and visual expression. Although traces of Western painting traditions are evident in his works, these influences were integrated into Ottoman aesthetic values, resulting in a distinctive style. Collections such as Silsilename and Surnâme-i Vehbi meticulously documented the elegance, festivities, and social rituals of the Tulip Era, visually reflecting both palace life and the cultural trends of the period. By situating Levnî’s technical and aesthetic innovations within their historical and cultural context, this study aims to interpret the visual and cultural values of eighteenth-century Ottoman art from a broader perspective.
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A biography of Nicholas Hilliard provides a compelling narrative of the artist's times as well as his life
Nicholas Hilliard: Life of an Artist by Elizabeth Goldring is reviewed. 52 pp. incl. 250 col. ills. (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2019), £40. ISBN 978–0–300–24142–6. In the miniatures of Nicholas Hilliard (1547–1619), we find raw matter transformed into the faces of the English Renaissance court, miraculously transfixed within the small confines of the portrait miniature. It was Hilliard’s singular achievement to have refined the ‘art of limning’ – already a field of impressive accomplishment under a previous generation of painters such as Lucas Horenbout, Hans Holbein and François Clouet – and raised it to astonishing heights. As a result, Hilliard’s reputation has endured, with his memory honoured by writers and poets across Europe from his lifetime to the present day.
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Miniature Painting in Eighteenth-Century England: The Case of William Pether (1739–1821)
William Pether (1739–1821) was a painter and skilled draftsman, whose abilities led to his becoming a master of engraving in the mezzotint technique—his prints reproducing works not only by the Dutch masters, such as Rembrandt van Rijn and his pupils Gerrard Dou and Willem Drost, but also by English artists such as Joseph Wright of Derby, Edward Penny, and Richard Hurlstone. An eminent British mezzotint engraver, he was also an underrated painter of miniatures. His artistic activity in this domain has been overlooked by scholars, who have focused on his print production; this study considers all extant miniatures produced by the artist during the period 1760–1820. The aim of this article is to present as many as possible known miniatures painted by this artist and to determine their proper attribution and dates through the use of stylistic analysis, the graphical-comparative method and handwriting research using available works of art and archival materials in the form of letters written by Pether.
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