It is presented that Impressionism captures the moment but Vermeer is the epitome of capturing the moment. The moment of pouring milk, reading a letter, a young girl looking over her shoulder. The master of light gave us those moments that enthrall us today almost four hundred years from those moments. I have a list, albeit in my head, of those in the past i would most love to meet. Nicola Tesla and Johannes Vermeer are at the top. Thank You from Tennessee

I keep coming back here, I just can't have enough of Vermeer's art, he is such a genius

Brilliant Doc, i have watched this many times over the years. I m from England and i have always had an affinity with Holland and its history, it is a wonderful humble nation. I think the thing that really makes this Doc is the fact it was clearly filmed in Autumn or possibly winter, Holland is always best in Autumn imo, if this had been filmed in summer it would not be the same doc. I;d also add the BBC gets a lot of stick here in the UK but when it comes to docs there is no one better.

Nobody does it better than AGD...superb!

YOU have honored the spirit of Vermeer with your videos here. I sense your emotion and deep empathy of this very unique artist. I love how you are very present, both as a narrator and physical visual participator. THANK YOU so much from WA state, USA!!

That was a touching and beautiful summary and recasts my entire view of Vermeer in such a more meaningful way. Thank you so much.

I miss AGD art programmes. Vermeer is a great artist and a favourite. The final assessment that is here actually makes me feel so emotional right now yes the stillness and calm after a storm. The tranquil moment the shining rooftops the wonderful peace. Of course that is it. dear Vermeer what a poet.

Excellent documentary. Absolutely stunning work AGD!!! I didnt want it to finish. Very emotional, could have sobbed at the ending.

Prachtig neergezet, Andrew en de BBC crew, dank jullie wel.

Thank you for this wonderful look into my favorite artist's life. I feel I have a better understanding of why I connect with his art so deeply after watching your piece.

I truly enjoyed this documentary. Vermeer's paintings are stunningly beautiful.

I didn't want it to finish. Thanks very much to the people that made it, and posted it.

Just perfect. Understated. Vermeer is my favorite artist.

Excellent documentary. Never seen anything better. Most emotional ending. Thanks 🙏

We feel so much passion in the trembling of that convincing voice.

Splendid ! What a beautiful document this documentary is !!

Why do I love ART so much?

Thank you for this beautifully presented and very poignant look into the life of this great master. I hope he has finally found the peace he so persistently sought during his lifetime.

Brilliant Documentary. Oh, and that voice, so soothing and wonderful. I also love the song at the end.

Fascinating account of Vermeer!!

Another big thank-you for posting this! Loved it.

Marvelous! Thank you for posting.

A passionate, intimate glimpse into the life of Vermeer and what inspired him!

@MossyMozart

Жыл бұрын

@P Meyer - Much of what he said are his own theories.

Bravo 👏

A beautiful documentary. Thank you so very much.

Excellent documentary, thanks so much for showing it, what a treat..

@John.Flower.Productions

Жыл бұрын

This should be categorized as docuporn, rather than documentary.

he held fast to his inner world/inner vision and we are better for it! thank you soooo much for posting this video. if you want to post it in one go, that would be great. took some doing to find the four videos and get them seen in order. thanks again.

Well told but such a sad story for this great artist 🎨

Andrew Graham Dixon..love you, sir!

Great documentary, splendid presentation.

What a beautiful and informative series, with a superb finish! Thank you so much.

Very nice series , and very nice touch using the tears for fears track. 👍

Vermeer is probably in the top 3 greatest painters that ever lived along with RB Kitaj and John Hoyland.

@John.Flower.Productions

Жыл бұрын

You cannot have a list that _great,_ without making an honorable mention of Jackson Pollock.

Thank you so muxch for all this info, so interesting !

Japanese people LOVE Vermeer and Van Gogh especially.

One of the greats of so many Dutch masters.

Overwhelmed. No words.

Saw the Girl with a Pearl Earring copy pasted on a bunch of Instagram pics and must say the Mona Lisa of the North would do well in today's world :D

HOW CAN THEY TOUCH THESE DOCUMENTS WITHOUT GLOVES ??????????????????

@oceans51

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly...

@caspermilquetoast411

4 жыл бұрын

I think these documents are on very sturdy vellum or animal skins. The Magna Carta is written on vellum.

12:15 it does what art does it gives you what you cant actually have the spirit of art also i like that tranquility as well

Finally, Dibbits, who explains art as it should be done.

Amazing documentary !

From another artists point of view(me).Excellent.A very real documentary.Something art historians ignor.I hope someone does this for me some day.

Vermeer's inward personalization of tranquility in "View of Delft" vs. Picasso's outward anti-war sentiment in "Guernica," this is why art is so fascinating and in it lies the essence to understand humanity.

@MossyMozart

Жыл бұрын

@aa tt - I have not seen "View of delft" in person, but I have seen "Guernica". I went to MOMA (Museum of Modern Art, NYC) and rode the elevator upstairs. I exited, turned left and POW there the work was! In my art history book, it looked like a cartoon, but in person, it is huge - 11-ish ft x 23-ish ft - There must have been others there looking at the picture, but I was completely unaware of them. It was the picture and me. The pain and anguish captured on that canvas made me cry. Little images in a book or on the 'net do not do artworks justice. If you can, see what interests you in person and breathe it in.

Thank you.

Lovely

i thought the dude was about to cry there at the end. Anyway, great documentary. I love Vermeers work

@mikethenumber1

9 жыл бұрын

ＮｅｏＶｅｓｕｖｉａｎ he could hardly keep it together :D but i like his passion:)

Fascinating account...remarkable talent and skill...such a shame that with such fantastic ability that he died ...baroque...

whatever his faults or mistakes, for the "Milkmaid" and "view of Delft" he will remain in my heart

brilliant

A day and a half towards the end ....... that's some major suffering.

Well done and very interesting documentary, thank you. Would it be possible to have the soundtrack (music/songs) of the documentary. Thank you.

11:33 onwards is a perfect ending to a perfect documentry

Love Vermeer🐱

This so-called documentary should be titled differently. There is no developed proof of the so-called "madness" that took place at the end of his life --- more of a man in desperate circumstance who made some wrong decisions. There is also a noticeable void in understanding and presenting a more developed picture of the spiritual thinking of the artist. It is quite obvious from how he saw and presented his subjects he was a spiritual man. On the other hand, I believe this presenter/writer probably is not qualified (in education and in bias) to understand and process this very important characteristic of Vermeer. Instead, he spent more time on the wife's crazy brother. On the bright side, it was nice to see Vermeer's paintings, the places Vermeer lived, and other historians who added to the story.

@John.Flower.Productions

Жыл бұрын

-documentary- *docupornography*

Vermeer has no equal.

In a way, the mother-in-law was also his patron.

I have a degree in art history and find this interesting.

The burden of work, striving and basic survivalism, that our Lord punished us with, can at times be a great burden. Artists, painters in particular suffer greatly in this area. Van Gogh was yet another gifted artist who could not deal with the harsh realities of life. “Making a living” many times strips the artist (of different mediums) from either perusing the creative aspect of their talents, or simply etching out an existence of poverty and pain. Although, Vermeer did at least taste the rewards of his work, for a short time. Look at the life of Michelangelo! .

Vermeer was one of the greatest western painters, if not THE greatest, in our history. I enjoyed this film because it showed a number of his works that I hadn't seen before. But the narrator seems to have latched onto a few pet theories and traveled around trying to get others to agree with his viewpoint. He has not sold me.

He always uses yellow to direct your eye through the composition! Pity that vermeer left no diary or journal!

@artsiecrafty4164

4 жыл бұрын

Vermeer is a great one to copy for the purpose of learning from him. He manipulated realism to fit his vision,

@edstud1

4 жыл бұрын

@@artsiecrafty4164 agreed!

Andrew Graham Dixon you

Dixon - You titled it, "The Madness of Vermeer" and not until the end do you basically go - "Oh, yeah, and he was mad............ No, no, no, no Very misleading come on to get us to watch, Alex, baby.........

... you're my love

AGD is good 'ey.

Flooding, why the Dutch are tall.

@waynekozak1462

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

These instances are but divagation....guessing....but.....since no one can contradict it.....

lots of projection that becomes downright annoying and the one point he has the archival document in front of him, he voices over the archivist and refuses us to give the accurate account. Another BBC good ole boy.

@robertdegroot8302

5 жыл бұрын

They've invested a lot of time and energy to make this, so you can't blame them from trying to enhance the story when they can. Just like most artists do ;) Let's face it, there's so little to discuss they kind of have to.

@maunster3414

5 жыл бұрын

RCarsen, yes, perhaps they shouldn't categorize it as a documentary when fiction is made.

Maybe his mom let him keep the money

Good doc but the music at the end gave me the hot, drippy shits.

I like this documentary. But, the title is horrible click bait and invites the viewer to think that Vermeer, and all artists really are crazy. Such a lie. Typical BBC.

Vermeer sold his soul for a Catholic woman.

Maybe I would be better off not knowing of Vermeer's troubles and sad end. Maybe I would be better off trying to create and live in the world he wanted.