#the geographer

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Johannes Vermeer - The Geographer, 1668 (detail), oil on canvas

[vizuart]

The Geographer, Johannes Vermeer, 1669, Städelmuseum in Frankfurt

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The Geographer (1669) - Johannes Vermeer

Vermeer and his love for cornflower blue. Genuine Ultramarine Blue pigment, made of ground lapis lazuli was extremely pricey back in the day but Vermeer made it worth the price tag and created shades of colour out of it.

[ronk]

The Geographer (c. 1668–1669), Johannes Vermeer

[daily-vincent]

Henri de Braekeleer - The atlas (The geographer), 1871.

Sourced from vangoghletters.org, as part of the artwork related to the letter labeled as 011.

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The Geographer (1668) by Vermeer. Arthur Wheelock Junior wrote that “the energy in this painting... is conveyed most notably through the figure’s pose, the massing of objects on the left side of the composition, and the sequence of diagonal shadows on the wall to the right.” Serena Cant believes that the slight blur of his face and his position suggests a “flash of inspiration”, that he “grips [his] book as if he’s about to snatch it up to corroborate his ideas.”

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“The Geographer,” Johannes Vermeer, 1669 Oil on canvas.