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Filmposter for the documentary ‘Where Dragons Live’ by Suzanne Raes (photo by Chris Marmier) Really enjoyed this doc, about a complicated family and their parents legacy.

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Close to Vermeer

Close to Vermeer    [trailer]

Behind the scenes look at how the largest Vermeer exhibition was put together that took place during the first half of 2023 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

It's unlikely that a painting will ever make me feel as highly emotional as it happens more than once to some experts in this doc. But it's still fascinating to get a few impressions of what's going on in preparation of such an exhibition, and to listen to people with expert knowledge.

There's quite a bit of tension towards the end when it comes to the question if one painting is truly from Vermeer. The organisers from the Rijksmuseum "overrule" the Washington experts, who reached the conclusion about their own Vermeer that most likely it isn't a real one. I wonder what the female conservators from the US were thinking when they learned about that decision.

It's a reminder how much uncertainty is involved when it comes to the history of old paintings. Even if the stakes aren't always as high as the recently discovered "Leonardo".

The collector Thomas S. Kaplan remains an odd figure. He seem passionate about what he's doing. But his name dropping of fellow billionaires and telling of anecdotes from auctions is awkward. Though unlike many other filthy rich collectors he's at least willing to frequently share his collection with the public at exhibitions.

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"Close to Vermeer"

This documentary has given me the tools not only to see Vermeer's works differently, but has fostered an appreciation and admiration of the artist that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

From February 10 through June 4, 2023 at the renowned Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the largest retrospective exhibition of works by the artist Johannes Vermeer was open to the public. This once in a lifetime exhibition saw and unprecedented 28 of the 37 known paintings by the 17th century master on display, with the museum breaking all attendance records with over 650,000 visitors. Tickets sold out…

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Vermeer - Reise ins Licht

#Vermeer - Reise ins Licht, #Dokumentationsfilm, #Lingen, #Central-Kino, 20 Uhr Do 16.11., Fr. 17.11., Mo 20.11., jeweils 20 Uhr

Vermeer – Reise ins Licht Doku, NL 2023, 78 Min., FSK 0, Regie: Suzanne Raes Lingen (Ems), Marienstraße 8, Central-Kino Donnerstag, 16.11., Freitag, 17.11. und Montag, 20.11. – jeweils 20 Uhr Als Gregor Weber als kleiner Junge zum ersten Mal ein Gemälde des niederländischen Barock-Malers Johannes Vermeer sieht, lässt ihn der Anblick die Besinnung verlieren. Ein Moment, der sein ganzes Leben…

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Close to Vermeer (2023) Suzanne Raes.