Documentary about Johannes Vermeer in Forum

About this activity.

From 9 March, the latest documentary by documentary maker Suzanne Raes will be screened in Forum, entitled Dicht bij Vermeer ('Close to Vermeer'). For exact dates go to: Dicht bij Vermeer (forum.nl)

In the film, Golden Calf winner Suzanne Raes gives a unique insight into the creation of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. She films Rijksmuseum curators Gregor Weber and Pieter Roelofs and restorers Abbie Vandivere and Anna Krekeler in their mission to provide a newer, more complete picture of the painter. Though The Milkmaid and Girl with a Pearl Earring are world famous, we know little about Johannes Vermeer himself. No self-portraits, no letters, no notes; a small oeuvre is all that the Dutch Master left behind.

This fascinating documentary shows everything from the quiet diplomacy required to get the Vermeers to the Netherlands and the new knowledge gained by dissecting paintings layer by layer, to the shocking world news that a painting may not be Vermeer after all. We gradually discover how Vermeer was able to depict reality so differently from his contemporaries.

But above all, Close to Vermeer shows the contagious love of the curators and others involved for Vermeer's art. As Weber fondly puts it, "Something like that can change your view of reality forever."

Cinema Delicatessen.

Location.

Forum Groningen
Nieuwe Markt 1
9712 JG Groningen
cinemadelicatessen.nl/