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All about Vermeer 👨🎨
A major exhibition dedicated to the artist Vermeer has just opened at the Rijksmuseum but you are not planning to go to Amsterdam in the spring to visit the exhibition? Don't worry, thanks to Art Explora Academy you can discover everything there is to know about the creator of the mysterious Girl with a Pearl!
Now considered a master of the Dutch Golden Age, Vermeer only ever completed 35 paintings within his life. What is even more interesting is that the majority of these paintings feature women as the main or only subject! But, WHY??
Content produced by : Jo’s Art History
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discoverOn the agenda
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podcast - 48:40
Vermeer’s women with Lloyd Spencer
By: Jo's Art History
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podcast - 33:40
Is Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring a Maid in his Household?
By: ArtCurious
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podcast - 41:40
Johannes Vermeer, The Concert
By: Who ARTed
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video - 4:33
Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” considered a masterpiece?
By: Ted Ed
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video - 09:57
Vermeer: Secrets behind ‘The Milkmaid’ & ‘The Love Letter’
By: Rijksmuseum
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video - 11:35
Vermeer: Secrets Behind ‘Woman Reading a Letter’
By: Rijksmuseum
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video - 04:22
Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting
By: SmartHistory
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video - 18:28
The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer
By: Great Art Explained
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podcast - 14:31
The Unbelived Story of Han van Meegeren
By: Who ARTed
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video - 4:10
We ❤️ Vermeer
By: Rijksmuseum
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video - 13:37
Know the Artist: Johannes Vermeer
By: Several Circles