2 Simultaneous Vermeer Additions
▲Geographer
▲Daughter having a wineglass
The Otsuka Museum of Art has been exhibiting the 17th century Dutch painter Vermeer's "The Geographer" and "Girl with a Wineglass," 2 full-size ceramic reproductions of masterpieces, since October 1, 2019 (Tuesday).
The new addition, "The Geographer," features a young man, not included in the 6 works exhibited so far in our museum, and is an intellectual presence, expanding Vermeer's world while at the same time evoking the Dutch overseas expansion of the time (wearing a Japanese-style uchikake robe) and offering a glimpse into the academic level of the time. Meanwhile, "Girl with Wineglass" is filled with a worldly atmosphere not present in the works exhibited so far, and is a valuable work in the sense that it tells us that even the taciturn Vermeer had 17th century Baroque vanitas paintings.
Vermeer's works are said to be 35 in total. With the addition of these 2 works, a total of 8 can be viewed at once. Enjoy a tour of Vermeer's masterpieces at the Otsuka Museum of Art.
8 Vermeer works on display at the Otsuka Museum of Art - copies
Year of Production | Name of Piece | Holding | |
| 1 | Around 1658-59 | Daughter having a wineglass | Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Germany |
2 | Around 1660 | The Milkmaid | Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands |
3 | Around 1660 | View of Delft | Mauritshuis, the Netherlands |
4 | Around 1660 | Little Street, Delft | Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands |
5 | Around 1663 | Woman Reading a Letter | Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands |
6 | Around 1665-66 | Girl with pearl earrings (girl in blue turban) | Mauritshuis, the Netherlands |
7 | 1669/ | Geographer | Staedel, Germany |
8 | Around 1670-72 | A Young Woman standing at a Virginal | The National Gallery, the U.K. |
(As of October 2019)
Jan Vermeer
▲This museum Vermeer gallery
Born in Delft, the Netherlands in 1632. He began his career as a painter at the age of 21, and served as a director of the Delft Painters' Guild. He painted interior scenes of everyday life, including letters, music, and love, and left behind beautiful, delicate works that captivate viewers with their precise brushwork, calculated use of light, and paintings within paintings that can be interpreted in multiple ways. After his death in 1675 at the age of 43, his works were gradually forgotten, but they began to be appreciated again in the 19th century. It is said that he left behind 35 works.
