Which noted scientist, named after the Dutch house in which he was born, may be the main subject of two paintings by Vermeer?

lanfranco

Vermeer's model for "The Astronomer" and "The Geographer" (both ca. late 1660's, I think), may have been scientist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). Among other things, he was an inventor of microscopes, and Vermeer does seem to have associated with him and possibly been influenced by his researches into optics. Apr 10 05, 9:56 AM

gmackematix

Yay Lanfranco! The name Leeuwenhoek means "Lion's Corner". Apr 10 05, 12:11 PM

Spaudrey

I believe his spelling for his first name was Antonie, the Dutch method for spelling it. I think I used this as one of the questions in my Jan Vermeer quiz. Nitpicky, I do realize, but we all want to be right. We are trivia buffs, correct? Spence Ver Meer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_van_Leeuwenhoek [Link added -- Zb] Jun 13 09, 8:51 PM

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