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The Geographer used the same model and other elements as The Astronomer. Portrayals of scientists were a favourite topic in 17th-century Dutch painting [1] and Vermeer's oeuvre includes both this astronomer and the slightly later The Geographer. Both are believed to portray the same man, [2] [3] [4] possibly Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. [5]
The Astronomer, which seems to form a pendant with this painting, shows a similar, sophisticated knowledge of cartographic instruments and books, and the same young man modeled for both. That man himself may have been the source of Vermeer's correct display of surveying and geographical instruments, and possibly of his knowledge of perspective. [3]
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Detail of the painting The Procuress (c. 1656), proposed self portrait by Vermeer [1] The following is a list of paintings by Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), a Dutch Golden Age painter . After two or three early history paintings , he concentrated almost entirely on genre works , typically interiors with one or two figures.
The Astronomer may refer to: Vita Hludovici or the "Limousin Astronomer", the anonymous author of the Vita Hludovici, a biography of Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious; The Astronomer, a 1668 oil painting by the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer; The Astronomer, a character in the Wild Cards book series
The following is a list of each of the regional editions of TV Guide Magazine, which mentions the markets that each regional edition served and the years of publication.. Each edition is listed under exactly one region (generally either for a single city, or a single or multiple neighboring states or province
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7/10/1971: Cookie Monster of Sesame Street eating away at the TV Guide logo: Illustration: Jack Davis: 7/17/1971: Chad Everett of Medical Center: Photograph: 7/24/1971: Lefty, titular star of The Wonderful World of Disney's Ding-a-Ling Lynx: Photograph: 7/31/1971: Henry VIII, the subject of The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Illustration: 8/7/1971 ...