The Geographer

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The Geographer is a 1669–1670 oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a contemplative scholar studying maps and instruments in a light-filled interior.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
De Geograaf 1
The Astronomer 1
The Geographer canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artist Johannes Vermeer
collection Städel Museum
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
creator Johannes Vermeer
creatorNationality Dutch
depicts compass
geographer
globe
light-filled interior
male scholar
maps
scientific instruments
depictsTimeOfDay daylight
genre Dutch Golden Age painting
hasPart carpet
dividers
documents
globe
map on the wall
table
window
hasStyle genre painting
realism
inception 1669
1670
languageOfTitle Dutch
locatedIn Frankfurt am Main
Germany
location Städel Museum
mainSubject contemplation
scholar at work
scientific study of geography
medium oil on canvas
movement Baroque
Dutch Golden Age
notableFor detailed rendering of scientific instruments
introspective mood
use of natural light
originalTitle The Geographer self-linksurface differs
surface form: De Geograaf
painter Johannes Vermeer
partOf Vermeer’s mature works
relatedWork The Astronomer
subjectActivity measuring with instruments
studying maps
subjectOccupation geographer

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johannes Vermeer notableWork The Geographer
Johannes Vermeer notableWork The Geographer
this entity surface form: The Astronomer
The Geographer originalTitle The Geographer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: De Geograaf