Vermeer : The Astronomer and The Geographer reunited

From the 22nd of January to the 16th of March 1997
From 9 a.m. to 5.45 p.m., evening opening until 9.45 on Mondays and Fridays, Hall Napoléon


The Astronomer musée du Louvre
© Réunion des Musées Nationaux

The Geographer, Städelsches Kunstintitut, Frankfurt
© Ursula Edelmann - Artothek, Preissenberg

In the exhibition series "Le Tableau du mois" (the Painting of the Month), proposed by the Paintings Department of the Louvre Museum, The Astronomer (Louvre Museum) and The Geographer (Städelsches Kunstintstitut, Frankfurt) are reunited at the Louvre Museum for the first time in two centuries. This presentation precedes a more comprehensive exhibition that will take place at the museum Städelsches Kunstintstitut in Frankfurt from the of 15th May until 13th July 1997.

For more details about this event (in French), see "Magazine".



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