Present an argument after reading the ter Borsch article using visual analysis of the painting. - `An artist

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Art Interpretation

An artist 's personal history can be a visual roadmap into their past subconscious , and their personal reality . The purpose of this is to explore these idioms in the work of Gerard Ter Borch and its historical relevance to art

Gerard Ter Borch had an established rapport with his uncle Robert van Voerst , a relationship that enabled the artist to claim his niche as one of Europe 's leading court portraitists . Robert van Voerst 's ties with Charles

I began Borch 's career and launched him into his fame and status . With royal backing it is no wonder that Borch kept much of his subject matter dealing with the rich and wealthy instead of the typical Dutch preclusion to the drab or mundane of human life . It is this significant turn of events that lead this discussion to Borch 's sophisticated representation of contemporary life (62

Such representations into modernity of Dutch life can be witnessed in Borch 's painting Curiosity (c . 1660 . Since Borch 's family was so closely tied to an aristocratic lifestyle , it is no wonder that the artist 's work would reflect what he so intimately knew . Although the composition of the work is best seen through the use of rich fabrics (as is most of Borch 's work ) what should be taken note of is his use of diagonals to illustrate the inner psychology of the characters in his work . The moment of a...