pendant (companion piece)

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  Johannes Vermeer, De astronoom (pendant (companion piece))

  

• signed and dated upper right: I Ver-Meer MDCLXVIIII
  possibly by a later hand (Blankert 1987)
• signed upper center: Meer
  possibly by a later hand (Blankert 1987)

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  inspired by
  Gerard Dou, Astronoom bij kaarslicht
  
  Vermeer adopted the subject of a scholar in his study, bending over his work. (Waiboer et al. 2017, p. 208)
  
  
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  used as model for
  Cornelis de Man, Interieur met een geleerde in Japonsche rock
  
  De Man repeated the subject of a scholar in his study, wearing a ‘japonsche rok’ (Japanese-style dressing gown), positioned in the corner of a room with a window as the source of light on the left, as well as the map on the back wall, a wooden bench or small table in the foreground, the play of light on the heavy folds of a carpet on the table, the brightly lit piece of paper on the table, the playful and subtle shadows on the back wall and on the floor. He also adopted the overall composition and the pose of the scholar. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
  
  
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  used as model for
  Hendrick Heerschop, De architect in zijn studio
  
  Heerschop adopted the subject of a scholar dressed in a ‘japonse rok’ in his study holding a drafting compass, the interior showing a corner of it with a window at the left as the source of light, a small wooden bench of table in the foreground, roughly the composition and the globe sitting on a high ledge in exactly the same place as in Vermeer’s painting. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)