The young Vermeer
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The young Vermeer
Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis , Waanders, c2010
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague, May 12-Aug. 22, 2010, the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Sept. 3-Nov. 28, 2010, and the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, Dec. 10, 2010-Mar. 13, 2011
Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-91)
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Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is world-famous for his scenes of daily life, such as a kitchen maid pouring milk, a woman having a music lesson, or a lady writing a letter. However, when Vermeer began painting around the age of 21, he focused primarily on traditional subjects derived from the Bible and classical mythology. Not only do these early works differ greatly from his later paintings in terms of subject matter, they also differ in style. The exhibition unites three paintings from the beginning of Vermeer's artistic career: the Mauritshuis' "Diana and her nymphs" of c. 1653-1654, is joined by "Christ in the house of Martha and Mary" (c. 1655) from the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh, and "The Procuress" (1656) from the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen in Dresden. These three paintings afford an image of the artist seeking his own style. All three paintings have recently been restored. Within this context, the differences between Johannes Vermeer's early and late work also emerge clearly. "The Young Vermeer" is organised in collaboration with the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden and the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
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