Tim's Vermeer

Tim's Vermeer / Sony Pictures Classics in association with High Delft Pictures presents a Penn & Teller Film ; produced by Penn Jillette ; producer, Farley Ziegler ; directed by Teller.

Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrima...

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Other Authors: Ziegler, Farley (Producer), Jillette, Penn (Producer), Teller (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Vermeer, Johannes, > 1632-1675 > Criticism and interpretation.
Vermeer, Johannes, > 1632-1675
1600-1699
Painting, Dutch > 17th century.
Painting, Dutch
documentary film.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
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Summary:Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artist David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarks on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 05, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (80 min.)
Playing Time:01:20:00
Awards:Nominated 2014 BAFTA Awards, Best Documentary
Production Credits:Music, Conrad Pope ; editor, Patrick Sheffield ; director of photography, Shane F. Kelly.
Participant or Performer:Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, David Hockney, Philip Steadman, Martin Mull.
Language:In English.

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