Every Painting in the Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer Show
At the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the largest ever exhibition of Johannes Vermeer (1632-75) is taking place - in fact, it is already sold out. Out of Vermeer’s 37 known paintings, 28 are on display in this show. This is still a very small number of paintings for a large gallery space, but the curators’ faith in a ‘less is more’ approach has been worthwhile; the exhibition has been heralded in reviews as a triumph. Below, we have put together all of the exhibition paintings (all images taken from Wikipedia).
If you haven’t heard of Johannes Vermeer before, he was a Dutch painter working in 17th-century Delft (a city in the Netherlands). Although he was only moderately successful during his lifetime, he went on to be recognised as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. His paintings generally focus on detailed interior scenes of middle-class life, with an extraordinary use of light and shadow.
You can watch a video version of the artworks here - including lots of details!
View of Delft, 1660-61, oil on canvas. Mauritshuis, The Hague
View of Houses in Delft, also known as The Little Street, 1658-59, oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, c. 1655. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Diana and her Companions, c. 1653-1654. Mauritshuis, Den Haag
Saint Praxedis, c. 1655. National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
The Procuress, c. 1656. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, 1657-58, oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
The Milkmaid, 1658-59, oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Officer and Laughing Girl, 1657-58, oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York
Woman with a Lute, c. 1662-63. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Lady Writing with Her Maid, c. 1670-1671. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Girl with a Flute, c. 1669-1675. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1664–67, oil on canvas. Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Lacemaker, 1666–68, oil on canvas mounted on panel. Musée du Louvre, Paris
Girl with a Red Hat, c. 1665. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C
Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, c. 1670-1672. Leiden Collection, New York
A Young Woman standing at a Virginal, 1670–72, oil on canvas. The National Gallery, London
The Love Letter, c. 1669 – ca. 1670. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, 1662-64, oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Mistress and Maid, c. 1665-67, oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York
A Lady Writing, 1664-67, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington
Girl Interrupted at Her Music, 1659–61, oil on canvas. The Frick Collection. New York
The Glass of Wine, c. 1659-61, oil on canvas. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Gemäldegalerie
The Geographer, 1669, oil on canvas. Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Woman with a Pearl Necklace, c. 1662-64, oil on canvas. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Gemäldegalerie
Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1662-64, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington
Allegory of Faith, c. 1670-1674. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(Created by Esme Garlake on behalf of Athena Art Foundation, February 2023)