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Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

But he also shows the incredible expansion ofthe Dutch empire around the world

But he also shows the incredible expansion of
the Dutch empire around the world

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But he also shows
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the incredible expansion of the Dutch empire around the world.
Duration
10 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:49
Uploaded
Mar 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Seventh Art Productions

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Movie Summary

The Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis host an exhibition bringing together Vermeer masterpieces. The museum director and curators give a private tour, sharing new research into Vermeer's artistic process, and motivations for his composi...
I wouldn't be surprised if these two paintings were commissioned, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
I wouldn't be surprised if these two paintings were com...
Because they're one of the very few paintings by Vermeer - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
Because they're one of the very few paintings by Vermee...
And they're very specific subjects. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And they're very specific subjects.
So, they wouldn't have been to everybody's liking. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:05
So, they wouldn't have been to everybody's liking.
He's depicting an allegory of Catholic faith. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
He's depicting an allegory of Catholic faith.
The Catholic faith you have to do with the woman in blue and white, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
The Catholic faith you have to do with the woman in blue and...
There must be a stone, which means a cornerstone, which is Christ. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
There must be a stone, which means a cornerstone, which is C...
And this cornerstone has to destroy the serpent of the devil, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
And this cornerstone has to destroy the serpent of the devil...
The woman, the personification of faith in the centre, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
The woman, the personification of faith in the centre,
This woman is now looking toward the ceiling of the room - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
This woman is now looking toward the ceiling of the room
And this is a Jesuit symbol - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:16
And this is a Jesuit symbol
So, this orb is reflecting the whole universe, if you want. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
So, this orb is reflecting the whole universe, if you want.
Here is an allegory about faith. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
Here is an allegory about faith.
Where virtuous choices need to be made, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
Where virtuous choices need to be made,
A woman dressed in a blue jacket with fur trim - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
A woman dressed in a blue jacket with fur trim
The delicate scales in her right hand are level, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:09
The delicate scales in her right hand are level,
The table is partially covered by a large blue cloth - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
The table is partially covered by a large blue cloth
Light enters from a high window and softly illuminates the woman, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:15
Light enters from a high window and softly illuminates the w...
All focus centres around the balance. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
All focus centres around the balance.
To weigh and to judge are parallel themes - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:17
To weigh and to judge are parallel themes