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Volume 1: Vermeer’s Masterpieces with Alette Fleischer
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Johannes Vermeer, a celebrated painter of the Dutch Golden Age painted around 35 paintings we know of in his lifetime. From the Girl with a Pearl Earring to the Milkmaid, it’s hard to pick a favorite. This conversation will look at the life and a carefully curated selection of his works to understand more about this renowned artist.
Volume 1: Vermeer’s Masterpieces with Alette Fleischer
Volume 2: Vermeer’s Artistic Secrets with Alette Fleischer
Amsterdam-born Alette Fleischer has a degree in Art History and a PhD in 17th Dutch History, focusing on gardens, science, and technology. She has curated several exhibitions, publishes articles, presents lectures, and a proud Context Expert. For Context Travel, Alette has led the Rijksmuseum tours many times. Motto: staying curious is key for being a good historian.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
100 minutes, including a 10 minute Q&A.
This was one of the best Conversations I've attended! Alette has a wonderful way of bringing you deeply into these marvellous paintings. Excellent preparation for the Vermeer exhibition.
Terrific with great insight into the masterpieces
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This was a clear, organized and interesting look at Vermeer and the big show in Amsterdam now . We will not be going there so this was the next best thing, Too big a crowd there. Even tho it’s best to see the work in person I don’t think it would be satisfying with so many people. The paintings show up very well on a computer screen and we learned a lot that we didn’t know .. like the “foot” warmers. The pace was good and we look forward to the next volume 2.
Extremely informative.