This Vermeer retrospective is called one of the most unique exhibitions in the history of art – the exposition includes 28 jobs of approximately thirty-five known paintings by the artist. Never before have so many of Vermeer’s masterpieces been seen together, and nothing like this will happen again in the near future. By herself Rijksmuseum the collection includes four works by Vermeer. Paintings from the best museums in the world have traveled to Amsterdam. Many of them are exhibited in the Netherlands for the first time.
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) lived and worked in Delft. His works are known mainly for their quiet, introverted indoor scenes, unprecedented use of bright light and convincing illusionism. Unlike Rembrandt, Vermeer left a relatively small number of works. His paintings are considered the greatest treasure of every museum’s collection, so they are extremely rarely lent. One of Vermeer’s most famous paintings – A girl with a pearl earring – was visible in a retrospective in Amsterdam until March 30 and has already returned to its permanent home, the museum Mauritshuis in The Hague.
Exhibition Rijksmuseum was opened on February 10 and will be on view until June 4, all tickets have been sold. Therefore, those interested should visit the film screening (the film will allow you to see the exhibition Rijksmuseum accompanied by the director and curator; the film will be screened in English with English subtitles) and delve into the digital ones prepared by the Amsterdam Museum in materials.
An online tool is available on the museum’s website Closer to Johannes Vermeer, which transports the audience into the artist’s universe, here you can listen to fascinating stories and facts about Vermeer and his works. The interactive project includes all the paintings in the exhibition and some other works attributed to the artist. The tool is available English and dutch language and offers an opportunity to compare recurring motifs in Vermeer’s paintings: pearls, yellow jackets, curtains, maps, use of ultramarine, etc.
On the museum’s website, several paintings by Vermeer can be viewed at a resolution of five micrometers. Each pixel image is five micrometers or 0.005 mm square. To achieve this image resolution, the same technology that made it possible in 2022 was used Rijksmuseum take the most detailed photograph of a work of art so far (Rembrandt Night watch). Online, it is possible to zoom in on paintings and view even the smallest particles of pigment in extremely high quality.
Information: forumcinemas.lv, rijksmuseum.nl
