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May 26, 2023 · "Close to Vermeer" is a gentle, thoughtful documentary, populated by knowledgeable individuals like Vandivere, experts at the top of their fields who have maintained their passion and love for the subject.
This fascinating documentary reveals everything from the quiet diplomacy required to get the Vermeers to the Netherlands and the new technical knowledge gained by scanning the paintings layer...
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- Suzanne Raes
Jun 28, 2023 · Review: ‘Close to Vermeer’ a must-watch for art lovers, even if you had to be there. Abbie Vandivere, paintings conservator and researcher at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, Netherlands, stands...
Jul 25, 2023 · The planning and execution of this Vermeer retrospective is the focus of Suzanne Raes’s documentary Close to Vermeer, which unfurls into an engrossing 79-minute exploration of the experts,...
This fascinating documentary reveals everything from the quiet diplomacy required to get the Vermeers to the Netherlands and the new technical knowledge gained by scanning the paintings layer by layer, to the shocking news that one work may not be by Vermeer after all.
- Suzanne Raes
- Pieter Roelofs
Dicht bij Vermeer (Close to Vermeer) follows Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and flamboyant curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In the year before he retires, he works on his big dream: the largest Vermeer exhibition ever.
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Close to Vermeer. Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever, mounted in early 2023 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing the imagination of the art world, the retrospective was nothing short of an historic event.