Vermeer

March 24, 2011

Vermeer

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011 During the 17th century, Holland amassed untold wealth via the trading of its intrepid merchant class, and the country was at the cutting edge of geography and cartography. This exhibition uses Dutch giant Vermeer’s “Geographer”—shown in Japan for the first time—as the centerpiece for a look behind the […]

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011

Courtesy of bunkamura museum and stadel museum

During the 17th century, Holland amassed untold wealth via the trading of its intrepid merchant class, and the country was at the cutting edge of geography and cartography. This exhibition uses Dutch giant Vermeer’s “Geographer”—shown in Japan for the first time—as the centerpiece for a look behind the Age of Exploration. Also featuring works by Rembrandt and Rubens, “Vermeer ‘Geographer’: The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Paintings” comes to Japan from Germany’s Stadel Museum, which is now closed for renovation.

Until May 22, ¥700 (elem, MS)/¥1,000 (HS, univ)/¥1,400 (adult). 2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-3477-9111. Open Sun-Thu 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9pm. Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.bunkamura.co.jp/museum