in othe news president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress flanked by a republican speaker of the house. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the natinal museum of the netherlands. the use of light and colour and sharpness and blurred things which makes this painting sort of an experience of reeling. live from our studios in singapore this is bbc news, it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south of the country. more than seven thousand people are now known to have died. our middle east correspondent anna foster has spent the past two days travelling alone towards the epicentre of the earth
row, the debris mixed together, it is astonishing and that is replicated across what is a big city here. in other news, president biden is due to give his state of the union address to a divided congress, flanked by a republican speaker of the house. why the tech giant microsoft believes artificial intelligence will revolutionise the business of searching the web. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show at the national museum of the netherlands. his use of lighting colour sharpness, which makes his paintings and gives the experience of viewing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. a huge rescue effort is continuing for a second night in freezing temperatures to find survivors of monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. thousands of turkish soldiers along with international teams are taking part in the emergency operation in the south
row with the debris mixed together it is astonishing and thatis together it is astonishing and that is replicated across what is a big city here. denmark, germany and the netherlands agree to supply ukraine with at least 100 leopard 1 tanks. and showcasing the work of a 17th century dutch master. the largest ever collection of vermeer paintings goes on show, at the national museum of the netherlands. this use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things makes the painting the experience of viewing. hello and welcome. president biden has delivered his state of the union address. he told the joint session of congress that american democracy is bruised but unbroken following his predecessor donald trump s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. the president touted his administration s record onjob creation and said the country had overcome the coronavirus pandemic and the assault on the us capitol. he urged republicans, who now hold a majority in the house of repr
28 paintings have gathered by vermeer. he didn t even see them himself, that many together. vermeer is best known for masterpieces. you may recognise the girl with a pearl earring, and the milkmaid, which showcase his signature style of portraying intimate, atmospherically lit domestic scenes. the woman pouring milk in a corner of the kitchen. but it is not the subject itself what is so important here, it is its use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things, which make this painting a sort of experience of viewing, of perception. vermeer dedicated himself to the search for stillness, like a curtain sometimes literally is drawn back. but the subjects, often women in a domestic setting, are placed back from us. so there s stuff between us and them. there s a table or chair. they re not looking at us, a lot of the time, and itjust
intimate, atmospherically lit domestic scenes. the woman pouring milk in a corner of the kitchen. but it is not the subject itself. what is so important here, it is its use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things which make this painting a sort of experience of viewing, of perception. vermeer dedicated himself to the search for stillness, like a curtain sometimes literally is drawn back. but the subjects often women in a domestic setting, are placed back from us. so there s stuff between us and them. there s a table or chair. they re not looking at us a lot of the time, and itjust feels like they re doing their own thing and you re trying to get their attention and you realise you can t. and so you just you think, wow, he s really privileged, this domestic moment, and