In one of his works a drawn curtain reveals the title figure sitting facing
In one of his works a drawn curtain reveals the title figure sitting facing a wall covered by a large decorative map of the Netherlands while completing the laurel wreath of his Clio model, who holds a trumpet and a book. Another work centering on a man who studies his field while a globe stands in the upper left and light hits on the right draws parallels with his The Astronomer. In addition to The Geographer and The Allegory of Painting, this artist painted a girl wearing a blue headscarf. FTP, name this painter of a landscape view of his hometown of Delft as well as Girl with a Pearl Earring.          |
In one of his works a drawn curtain reveals the title figure sitting facing a wall covered by a large decorative map of the Netherlands while completing the laurel wreath of his Clio model, who holds a trumpet and a book.
Johannes “Jan” {Vermeer}