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Rijksmuseum to Stage the Largest Vermeer Exhibition in 2023

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Post by evgen »

lisper wrote: post #69
bschne wrote: post #41

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> As you may know, Vermeers are so few and far between that it's entirely possible to see every one (~36) if you're able to travel the world. As someone has actually done and made a website about: https://jlord.us/vermeer/about.html

According to the movie "Tim's Vermeer", at least one Vermeer (The Music Lesson) is in Buckingham palace and not generally accessible to the public. How do you get to see that one?

It is in the Queen's collection but it does go on display. When I was squiring visiting family around the city we decided to do the palace tour and I was pleasantly surprised to turn a corner and see it on display right in front of me. This was only a few months after watching Tim's Vermeer so it was fun having to explain to the people with my why I was so excited to see it on display.

If you plan ahead and time your visit right you too can see it in person.

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Post by Doxin »

boppo1 wrote: post #73
lisper wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to the movie "Tim's Vermeer", at least one Vermeer (The Music Lesson) is in Buckingham palace and not generally accessible to the public. How do you get to see that one?

>"Tim's Vermeer" A neat but sorta terrible documentary. The central claim is that Vermeer absolutely must have used a camera lucida because his detail would otherwise be impossible. In particular I remember the 'expert' claiming that a certain smooth gradation was impossible to paint without optical tools. Maybe for a modernist like Hockney, but there are painters with academic training who achieve that kind of work…

Deeply entertaining movie though. I feel like whether or not Vermeer actually used the presented methods isn't really even the point. It's a lovely deep dive on one guys obsession with trying to recreate a Vermeer.
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