The Astronomer
Johannes Vermeer · 1664
The story
The Astronomer is an oil-on-canvas painting that was completed in 1668 by Johannes Vermeer, a painter of the Dutch Golden Age. Measuring 51 cm × 45 cm, The Astronomer is now in the collection of the Louvre in Paris.
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Date
- 1664
- Collection
- Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Movement
- Baroque
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 50.8 × 46.3 cm
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