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1664 · Department of Paintings of the Louvre

The Astronomer

Johannes VermeerWikidata

painting by Johannes Vermeer

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Date
1664Wikidata
Medium
Oil paint on canvasWikidata
Dimensions
50.8 × 46.3 cmWikidata
Collection
Department of Paintings of the LouvreWikidata
Location
Louvre MuseumWikidata
Movement
BaroqueWikidata
Genre
genre artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
RF 1983-28Wikidata
Exhibitions
  • Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. Inspiration and Rivalry. (February 22, 2017)
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Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1669 – 1686
    Adriaen Paets I
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  2. 1686 – 1712
    Adriaen Paets II
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  3. 18th century – 1797
    Jan Danser Nijman
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  4. 1784 – 1785
    Alexandre Joseph Paillet
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  5. 1797 – 1800
    Jan Gildemeester
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  6. ? – 1804
    Michael Bryan
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  7. ? – 1881
    Léopold Double
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  8. 1881 – 1885
    Léon Gauchez
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  9. 1885 – 1905
    Alphonse James de Rothschild
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  10. 1905 – 1940
    Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  11. 1940 – 1945
    Adolf Hitler
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  12. July 5, 1945 – January 30, 1946
    Munich Central Collecting Point
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
  13. 1949 – 1982
    Guy de Rothschild
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  14. 1982 –
    Department of Paintings of the Louvre
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
  15. 1983 –
    French State
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  16. Dates unknown
    Führermuseum
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection
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