The Geographer

The Geographer
ArtistJohannes Vermeer
Yearc. 1668–1669
MediumOil on canvas
MovementDutch Golden Age painting
Dimensions52 cm × 45.5 cm (20 in × 17.9 in)
LocationStädelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

The Geographer (Dutch: De geograaf) is a painting created by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in 1668–1669, and is now in the collection of the Städel museum in Frankfurt, Germany. It is closely related to Vermeer's The Astronomer, for instance using the same model in the same dress, and has sometimes been considered a pendant painting to it. A 2017 study indicated that the canvas for the two works came from the same bolt of material.[1]

  1. ^ Johnson, C. Richard Jr; Sethares, W.A. (Winter 2017). "Canvas Weave Match Supports Designation of Vermeer's Geographer and Astronomer as a Pendant Pair". Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art. 9 (1). doi:10.5092/jhna.2017.9.1.17.

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