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A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (c.1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (Staande Virginaalspeelster) c.1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 51.7 x 45.2 cm National Gallery, London A young woman standing at a keyboard holds our eye with a direct gaze. Suffused in the light…

A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (c.1670-1672)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal (Zittende virginaalspeelster) c.1670–1672 Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 45.5 cm National Gallery, London A colourful hanging tapestry has been swept to one side to reveal a young woman seated at a…

The Concert (c. 1665)

Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Concert (Het concert) c.1665 Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 64.7 cm Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (stolen)

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 Potato Eaters (1885, F 78-JH 734)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Potato Eaters (F 78, JH 734) 1885 Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 72 x 93 cm Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Potato Eaters 1885 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890)…

The Potato Eaters (1885, F 82-JH 764)

Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Potato Eaters (F 82, JH 764) 1885 Oil on canvas, 82 x 114 cm Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Compare: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Potato Eaters 1885 Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo     Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The…