Johannes Vermeer, The Geographer, 1669.
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main. Inventory 1149.
The painting at the Städel Museum · Picture marked Public Domain.
Johannes Vermeer
The Geographer
1669 · Oil on canvas
At the museum
The Städel describes a pause in the geographer's work: his measuring stops, while his thought continues. Its collection record offers further discussion of the painting.
About this image
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