Month: February 2013

The Geographer (1669)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Geographer (De geograaf) 1669 Oil on canvas, 52 x 45 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt The geographer has just been measuring distances on a map with his compass; now, he pauses for thought. The globe and the map…

Städel Museum (Frankfurt)

Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie Founded: 1815 Address: Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Website: https://www.staedelmuseum.de/en Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V…

Frankfurt (Germany)

Museums: • Städel Museum (Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie): Schaumainkai 63, 60596 Frankfurt am Main Births: • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) • Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) Deaths: • Scholderer, Otto (1834-1902) See also: • Cities | Germany

The Concert (1663-1666)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Concert (Het concert) 1663–1666 Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 64.7 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston In a pristine domestic parlor, two women and a man concentrate on making music. The standing woman holds a sheet of…

The Astronomer (1668)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Astronomer (De astronoom) 1668 Oil on canvas 51 x 45 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Celestial globe by J. Hondius (1600) and astronomy manual by Metius (1621) opening to the chapter devoted to the stars, with engraving…

The Art of Painting (c.1666-1668)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Art of Painting (De Schilderkunst) c.1666–1668 Oil on canvas, 120 x 100 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Signature: Marked on the lower border strip of the map: I Ver-Meer Inscribed on the top border of the map: NOVA…

1668

Births: • Vico, Giambattista (1668-1744) Deaths: • Rijn, Titus van (1641-1668) Literature: • Molière (1622-1673): Amphitryon (1668) • Molière (1622-1673): L’Avare ou L’École du mensonge (1668) Art: • Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680): Angelo con il titolo della croce (c.1667-68) • Lairesse, Gérard de (1641-1711): Venus Giving Arms to…

Allegory of Faith (1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Allegory of Faith (Allegorie op het geloof) 1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 114.3 x 88.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This picture, made at a moment when public celebrations of the Mass were forbidden in the Dutch…