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The Astronomer

Johannes Vermeer, 1668
The Astronomer, Johannes Vermeer
The Astronomer, zoomed in
51 cmThe Astronomer scale comparison45 cm

The Astronomer is a Baroque Oil on Canvas Painting created by Johannes Vermeer in 1668. It lives at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Windows. DownloadSee The Astronomer in the Kaleidoscope

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