Vermeer is a beautiful show, but he’s not the greatest thing since sliced suikerbrood.
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Macro-XRPD scanning of The Milkmaid.
Photo: Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk
Is Vermeer a great artist? Or a consequential artist? I’d say no to both questions. I’m happy I saw Vermeer, the Rijksmuseum retrospective. It’s a lovely exhibition, and I enjoyed the catalogue. Getting as many loans as it did is a credit to the director and the curators. The show sold out.
Is Vermeer that good?
About the Author
Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.
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Is Vermeer a great artist? Or a consequential artist? I’d say no to both questions. I’m happy I saw Vermeer, the Rijksmuseum retrospective. It’s a lovely exhibition, and I enjoyed the catalogue. Getting as many loans as it did is a credit to the director and the curators. The show sold out.
Is Vermeer that good?
About the Author
Brian T. Allen is National Review’s art critic.
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