Johannes Vermeer
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This painting is window light falling across a blue robe, maps and a globe, and a flat copy turns it all brown. Our Vermeer Geographer print was graded so the light stays bright, the blue robe stays deep and the globe and charts keep their detail.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its almost-square shape suits a study, a library or an office, above a desk. The blues, browns and warm whites look lovely with navy, ochre and walnut, and a black or dark wood frame suits it.
About the painting
The Geographer by Johannes Vermeer
Delft, 1669
Johannes Vermeer dated only three of his paintings, and this is one. It is the twin of his Astronomer: the same young man, the same robe, and canvas cut from the same bolt of cloth.
An idea arrives
A young scholar in a Japanese-style robe leans over his table, dividers in hand, and looks up toward the window, as if an idea has just come to him. Behind him stand a globe made in Amsterdam in 1618, turned to the Indian Ocean, and a sea chart of Europe’s coasts.
The tools of the trade
A cross-staff, for measuring the angle of the sun and stars, hangs by the window. Vermeer moved the man’s head and turned the dividers while he painted. It belongs to the Städel Museum in Frankfurt.
Read the story
This is the moment an idea arrives.
In 1669, Johannes Vermeer paints a young scholar in his study in Delft, and he dates it, something he did only three times.
The year before, he had painted the same man as The Astronomer. Same model, same robe, and canvas cut from the same bolt of cloth.
Here the scholar wears a Japanese-style robe, fashionable among learned men. He leans over a map with a pair of dividers in his hand.
And then he looks up, toward the window, as if the answer has just come to him through the glass.
Behind him stands a globe made in Amsterdam in 1618, turned toward the Indian Ocean, where Dutch ships were trading.
On the wall hangs a sea chart of Europe's coasts. By the window hangs a cross-staff, for measuring the height of the sun and the stars.
Vermeer changed his mind as he worked. He moved the man's head, and turned the dividers.
Who was the model? Some think the Delft scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Nobody can prove it.
Today the painting hangs in the Städel Museum, in Frankfurt.
Look at his eyes, and the light on the map.
The Geographer. Johannes Vermeer, 1669.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
