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Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

I mean, who the hell is she?SHE CHUCKLES I don't think there's anotherFlemish picture that...

I mean, who the hell is she?
SHE CHUCKLES I don't think there's another
Flemish picture that exists of her

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I mean, who the hell is she? SHE CHUCKLES
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I don't think there's another Flemish picture that exists of her.
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8 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:25:53
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...
She does exist in some Italian paintings, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
She does exist in some Italian paintings,
And so Vermeer paints her rather gorily - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And so Vermeer paints her rather gorily
But, you know, what a strange choice - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
But, you know, what a strange choice
PIETER: It's 1656, and Vermeer's 24 years old, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:17
PIETER: It's 1656, and Vermeer's 24 years old,
And then he's opening up a new door, which leads to The Procuress. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And then he's opening up a new door, which leads to The...
So, it's an elderly lady standing in the background - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
So, it's an elderly lady standing in the background
And one of them is giving a coin to the girl, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
And one of them is giving a coin to the girl,
RACHEL: I do think that Vermeer himself was very aware and conscious - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:22
RACHEL: I do think that Vermeer himself was very aware and c...
And he made changes that were very, very significant. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And he made changes that were very, very significant.
In The Procuress there were... the coin, the gold coin. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
In The Procuress there were... the coin, the gold coin.
He took gold coins away to make just one, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
He took gold coins away to make just one,
Lives, reputations, loves, emotions, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:13
Lives, reputations, loves, emotions,
A beautiful point to make. So tiny, so sharp. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
A beautiful point to make. So tiny, so sharp.
So the format still relates to the big history paintings - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:14
So the format still relates to the big history paintings
I think the Dutch had quite a blunt kind of humour in the 17th century. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
I think the Dutch had quite a blunt kind of humour in the 17...
And this is, I believe, a very important aspect - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
And this is, I believe, a very important aspect
You should behave like this or not like that. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:05
You should behave like this or not like that.
This kind of dual idea of moral humour - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:15
This kind of dual idea of moral humour
But it's also the time period in which Jan Steen settled in Delft - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
But it's also the time period in which Jan Steen settle...
And if there's one artist in the 17th century - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:14
And if there's one artist in the 17th century