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Johannes Vermeer: The Astronomer  wikidata:Q544315 reasonator:Q544315
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Johannes Vermeer  (1632–1675)  wikidata:Q41264 q:en:Johannes Vermeer
 
Johannes Vermeer
Alternative names
Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death October 1632 15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death Delft Edit this at Wikidata Delft Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1653–1675
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Delft (1653–1675) Edit this at Wikidata
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The Astronomer
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre genre art Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Moses Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1668
date QS:P571,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 50 cm (19.6 in); width: 45 cm (17.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,50U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,45U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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