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Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

It's such a quiet relationship, and because it is so intricateand so intimate, it's a...

It's such a quiet relationship, and because it is so intricate
and so intimate, it's a relationship
that enters your mind

Full Transcript

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It's such a quiet relationship,
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and because it is so intricate and so intimate,
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it's a relationship that enters your mind.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:48
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...
It's almost less a scene than a mood, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
It's almost less a scene than a mood,
And that's why he ranks so highly up the list of artists for me. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And that's why he ranks so highly up the list of artist...
WOMAN: Prior to the exhibition, we did a lot of technical research, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
WOMAN: Prior to the exhibition, we did a lot of technical re...
And indeed, there's no drawings we know of by Vermeer, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:09
And indeed, there's no drawings we know of by Vermeer,
And we see all these traces in the paintings - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:19
And we see all these traces in the paintings
There's other changes, like these two children on the pavement. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:05
There's other changes, like these two children on the p...
So, the pavement was already there, and then he thought, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
So, the pavement was already there, and then he thought,
And then there's this red shutter on the right side of the painting, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
And then there's this red shutter on the right side of ...
And that's actually a very late addition by Vermeer, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
And that's actually a very late addition by Vermeer,
So, there was no red shutter first, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
So, there was no red shutter first,
So, he did all these changes, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:14
So, he did all these changes,
PIETER: When we're talking about the Netherlands, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
PIETER: When we're talking about the Netherlands,
And one of these cities or towns in the Netherlands was Delft. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And one of these cities or towns in the Netherlands was Delf...
I think 25,000 inhabitants - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
I think 25,000 inhabitants
Thinking about Vermeer as a young boy, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
Thinking about Vermeer as a young boy,
It was his father who became an art dealer - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
It was his father who became an art dealer
Well, from abroad, who came from Italy or France - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
Well, from abroad, who came from Italy or France
So, as a young kid, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:13
So, as a young kid,
And what we see happening at a certain moment, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:19
And what we see happening at a certain moment,
And there was a drawing school really nearby, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:13
And there was a drawing school really nearby,