Vermeer's astronomer

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Reason

One of Vermeer's best known works in Louvre. It is a high quality Google Art Project scan with excellent EV.

Articles in which this image appears

The Astronomer (Vermeer) +10

FP category for this image

Paintings

Creator

Johannes Vermeer/Louvre Museum

• Support as nominator – The Herald (Benison) (talk) 10:53, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support - If there's a window on the left, it's a Vermeer... ;-) --Janke | Talk 15:10, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support, but wonder if the greenish tint is faithful to the original... Brandmeister^talk 19:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

  Probably a mixture of varnish, pigment discolouration, and intentional palette choice. But it's hard to tell for sure without a trip to the Louvre. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 16:40, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

• Support – Hamid Hassani (talk) 07:20, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
• Support. MER-C 09:38, 12 May 2024 (UTC)

Promoted File:Johannes Vermeer - The Astronomer - 1668.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 10:54, 18 May 2024 (UTC)