Vermeer's Signatures
(part two)
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WOMAN WITH A PEARL NECKLACE
c.1662-1665
oil on canvas
21 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. (55 x 45 cm.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
signed top left in a light tone, barely visible but considered original by the Mauristsuis
THE GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
c.1665_1667
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (46.5 x 40 cm.)
Mauritshuis, The Hague
signed above the red plumed hat
GIRL WITH A RED HAT
c. 1665-1666
oil on panel
9 x 7 1/16 in. (22.8 x 18.0 cm.)
The National Gallery of Art, Washington
THE ART OF PAINTING
c. 1662- 1668
oil on canvas
47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in. (120 X 100 cm.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
this painting has two signatures; one of the cupboard directly behind the geographer (upper left) and another with the date 1669 on the wall top right lower left) . both (?) later additions
THE GEOGRAPHER
c.1668-1669
oil on canvas
20 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (53 x 46.6 cm.)
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main
this signature is not considered authentic
THE ASTRONOMER
1668
oil on canvas
19 3/8 x 17 3/4 in. (50 x 45 cm.
The Louvre, Paris
signed top right on the blank wall
signed above the clothes basket
THE LOVE LETTER
c. 1667-1670
oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (44 x 38.5.cm)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
signed on the instrument in a light tone
A LADY STANDING AT A VIRGINAL
c. 1670-1673
oil on canvas
20 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (51.7 x 45.2 cm.)
National Gallery, London
signed on the wall, directly to the right of the head
A LADY SEATED AT A VIRGINAL
c. 1670-1675
oil on canvas
20 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (51.5 x 45.5 cm.)
The National Gallery, London
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signed on table in a lighter tone than the background