The Astronomer Print by Vermeer Size:50x50 cm / 20x20″ though he had also completed

though he had also completed a previous piece on the same subject matter in 1601

The Girl with a Pearl Earring art print demonstrates all aspects of Vermeer’s breath-taking painting technique

this Bacchus and Ariadne print by Titian is one of a series of paintings commissioned by the Duke of Ferrara for the Ducal Palace

The Story Behind The Saviour Print by El Greco

The Astronomer Print by Vermeer Size:50x50 cm / 20x20″ though he had also completedThe Astronomer Print by Vermeer Vermeer painted The Astronomer print in 1668, and the oil painting portrays a scholarly studio where an astronomer is plotting a course on a celestial globe, surrounded by scientific paraphernalia. Often associated with his Geographer, painted at the same time, The Astronomer print is recognised as one of the great Dutch masters of the seventeenth century. Scientific themes were common among painters at this time, with