THE YOUNG VERMEER IN CONTEXT

Study afternoon
Saturday, 5 March 2011
National Gallery of Scotland

The Young Vermeer exhibition at the National Gallery of Scotland (until 13 March 2011) presents a unique opportunity to compare directly the three earliest paintings by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). On occasion of this display the National Gallery of Scotland is staging a study afternoon, bringing together a distinguished group of international experts. Focussing on Vermeer’s early career the talks will revisit his start as a history painter and shift to genre painting, his artistic and social environment, and the rediscovery of ‘Young Vermeer’ in the nineteenth century. The podium will offer the opportunity to get involved and discuss these important paintings with the experts and to discover more about the development of one of the world’s most celebrated artists.

Speakers
Dr Albert Blankert, Independent Scholar, The Hague
Edwin Buijsen, Head of Collections, Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague
Dr Adriaan E. Waiboer, Curator of Northern European Art, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Podium
Speakers and
Professor Christopher Brown, Director, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Professor Gregor J. M. Weber, Head of the Department of Fine Arts, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Moderation
Dr Tico Seifert, Senior Curator of Northern European Art, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

For further information visit

http://www.nationalgalleries.org/whatson/exhibition/5:368/18513