Tim's Vermeer /

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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Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors: Ziegler, Farley (Producer), Jillette, Penn (Producer), Teller (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, NY : Sony Pictures Classics, 2013.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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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 minutes)
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.