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2. The Astronomer (Vermeer) - Wikipedia

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   Johannes Vermeer, The Geographer 1668-69 oil on canvas; 53×47 cm. Steadelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, Germany. 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 ...

3. List of paintings by Johannes Vermeer - Wikipedia

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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. Vermeer's paintings of ...

4. Art collection of Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia

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   The Astronomer by Jan Vermeer, 1668. This painting was one of Hitler's personal favorites. Madonna of Bruges was intended for the Fuhrermuseum This painting was intended to be hung in the Fuhrermuseum. Adolf Hitler's art collection was a large accumulation of paintings which he gained before and during the events of WWII. These paintings were ...

5. The Art of Painting - Wikipedia

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   Salvador Dalí refers to The Art of Painting in his own surrealistic painting The Ghost of Vermeer of Delft Which Can Be Used as a Table (1934). In Dalí's painting the image of Vermeer from The Art of Painting, although not true to the representation regarding Vermeer's clothes, is viewed from behind, re-created as a strange kind of table.

6. Andrew Graham-Dixon - Wikipedia

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   Andrew Michael Graham-Dixon (born 26 December 1960) is a British art historian, art critic, author and broadcaster. He is best known for his work as chief art critic at The Independent and The Telegraph newspapers, and for presenting numerous art documentaries for the BBC, as well as five series of Italy Unpacked - in which he explored the culture and cuisine of Italy with chef Giorgio Locatelli.

7. View of Delft - Wikipedia

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   Van Ruijven was a native of Delft and only eight years Vermeer's senior. He may have been introduced to Vermeer by his brother, Jan van Ruijven, the notary who documented Vermeer's marriage to Catharina Bolnes. [19] It is known for certain, however, that in 1657 van Ruijven lent Vermeer 200 guilders. He left 500 guilders in his will for Vermeer ...

8. Woman with a Water Jug - Wikipedia

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   The work suggests that Vermeer was aware that light is composed of colours, and the effect of colours on one another. For instance, the blue drape is reflected as dark blue on the side of the metallic pitcher, and the red fabric modifies the gold hue of the basin's underside.

9. The Guitar Player (Vermeer) - Wikipedia

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   The Guitar Player is an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), dated c. 1672.This work of art is one of Vermeer's final artistic activities, providing insight into the techniques he mastered and approaches to painting he favored.