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Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition

So, where other paintersknow there are eyebrows, so they paint a line,because that's what...

So, where other painters
know there are eyebrows, so they paint a line,
because that's what eyebrows are, Vermeer only indicates it
through tones of light

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So, where other painters know there are eyebrows,
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so they paint a line, because that's what eyebrows are,
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Vermeer only indicates it through tones of light.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:53
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...
With the nose, it's not really delineated. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
With the nose, it's not really delineated.
We see a nose, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
We see a nose,
We've often thought that the figures in the paintings - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:15
We've often thought that the figures in the paintings
But, in the end, when you think about it, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:15
But, in the end, when you think about it,
So, it could very well be that this was one of his daughters - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
So, it could very well be that this was one of his daughters
But it's for us, as a viewer, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
But it's for us, as a viewer,
What Vermeer is doing with his paintings, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:15
What Vermeer is doing with his paintings,
It's not only looking, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:09
It's not only looking,
I mean, he really tries to create something - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
I mean, he really tries to create something
And one of the things I always ask when I'm in front of a painting - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
And one of the things I always ask when I'm in front of...
Was it about the pleasure of painting - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
Was it about the pleasure of painting
When you look at these paintings - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:11
When you look at these paintings
And I very much believe that pleasure for him - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:12
And I very much believe that pleasure for him
The Lady Writing is exceptional in the work of Vermeer, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:08
The Lady Writing is exceptional in the work of Vermeer,
She's one of the few that actually looks at us, the viewer. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
She's one of the few that actually looks at us, the vie...
But that's also the story, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
But that's also the story,
And then when you look at her, she's kind of distracted - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:09
And then when you look at her, she's kind of distracted
So, there he creates his little story - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:10
So, there he creates his little story
And then afterwards, when we walk on, - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:06
And then afterwards, when we walk on,
And that gives this movement that's dynamic. - Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition 00:07
And that gives this movement that's dynamic.