The Geographer | |
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Artist | Johannes Vermeer |
Year | c. 1668–1669 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Movement | Dutch Golden Age painting |
Dimensions | 52 cm × 45.5 cm (20 in × 17.9 in) |
Location | Städelsches 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]