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Dicht bij Vermeer

Suzanne Raes
Sat 25 Mar - Thu 30 Mar
  • Not harmful / All ages
25
Mar
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30
Mar

In Dicht bij Vermeer, Gouden Kald winner Suzanne Raes gives a unique insight into the creation of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. She films Rijksmuseum curators Gregor Weber and Pieter Roelofs and restorers Abbie Vandivere and Anna Krekeler in their mission to provide a newer, more complete picture of the painter. 

Although the Milkmaid and the Girl with a Pearl Earring are world famous, we know little about Johannes Vermeer himself. No self-portraits, no letters, no notes; a small oeuvre is all that the Dutch Master left behind. This fascinating documentary shows everything from the quiet diplomacy required to get the Vermeers to the Netherlands and the new knowledge gained by dissecting paintings layer by layer, to the shocking world news that a painting may not be Vermeer after all. We gradually discover how Vermeer was able to depict reality so differently from his contemporaries. But above all, Dicht bij Vermeer shows the contagious love of the curators and others involved for Vermeer's art. As Weber fondly puts it, "Something like that can change your view of reality forever."

Dicht bij Vermeer
Direction
Suzanne Raes
Duration
79 min
RELEASE
Thu 9 Mar
Year
2023
Country
The Netherlands
Language
English, Dutch
Subtitles
Dutch
  • Not harmful / All ages