Vermeer in the Hermitage museum.27.08.2016

The masterpiece came from the Stadel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, it will stay in St. Petersburg until November 20. Now it is the only opportunity to see the works by Vermeer on the territory of Russia, as in museums and private collections of the country no his paintings. The name "Geographer" is conditional, it was given on the attributes (Globe and landkarte), shown in the picture. The composition was created by Vermeer in 1669, but the name of the customer, as well as much of artist’s biography remains a mystery. There is a theory that the painting depicts the inventor of the microscope, Anton van Leeuwenhoek. It is known that the scientist was close to Vermeer. Vermeer - one of the most enigmatic artists in the world history. During his lifetime he was not known as the master, an article made him famous, which was published in a French magazine about art in the 19th century. In the world there are only about thirty paintings by Vermeer. Because of the incredible value and rarity of his work, it is difficult to buy them for the permanent collection of the Hermitage. Tours of St. Petersburg - Russia with j-travel-spb.