The Geographer ☷ Vermeer ☶ Canvas

The Geographer (1669) by Johannes Vermeer is one of only three paintings Vermeer signed and dated (the other two are The Astronomer and The Procuress). It is closely paired with The Astronomer, which used the same model in the same dress, and the canvas came from the same bolt of material. Vermeer's devotion to accuracy is demonstrated in the painting's details. The geographer, dressed in a Japanese-style robe then popular among scholars, is surrounded by cartographic items: a globe, the dividers he holds, a cross-staff hanging on the center post of the window, and the nautical chart he is using. The chart on the wall of "all the sea coasts of Europe" has been identified as one published in that period by cartographer and atlas maker Willem Janszoon Blaeu. 

The Geographer ☷ Vermeer ☶ Art PrintThe Geographer ☷ Vermeer ☶ Canvas
Giclée printed on archival canvas, hand-stretched over solid wood
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⿴ About Stretched Canvas

Stretched canvas art is created from a giclée print on canvas (instead of paper), and like a traditional painting, the canvas is hand-stretched over a solid wood frame. It can be mounted in a float frame, or displayed on its own. The sides of the canvas are finished in a solid color that complements the artwork, creating a modern masterpiece ready to hang on your wall, without a frame.

⿻ Materials

Giclée printed with eco-solvent inks to resist fading for over 100 years

Canvases are archival-grade, acid-free, satin-finish polycotton fabric

Frames and stretcher bars are solid wood with black backboard and hanging wire installed

⿸ Dimensions

All sizes given are in inches (″)

Sizes offered are to scale with the original work of art

Every effort has been made to scale this artwork without distortion or cropping

Stretched canvases are assembled within a ¼″ tolerance, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final dimensions will be ~8x12″, on 1.5″ deep stretcher bars

Framed canvases are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall

Float frames are ⅝″ wide viewed from the front, and 1⅞″ deep; with a visible gap ("float") between the frame and canvas of ~¼″

Rolled canvases have a 2″ white margin to allow for custom stretching and framing, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 12x16″

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