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Presskit Vrel, Forerunner of Vermeer

Presskit accompanying the exhibition

Jacobus Vrel, A Seated Woman Looking at a Child through a Window, after 1656. Paris, Fondation Custodia, Frits Lugt Collection

16 February - 29 May 2023

Almost everyone knows Johannes Vermeer's quiet interiors and that one Little Street. Few people know that the artist Jacobus Vrel (working c. 1640 -1660) was already producing scenes of this kind before Vermeer. In the exhibition Vrel, Forerunner of Vermeer, the Mauritshuis shares the story behind this mysterious painter.

On this page you will find press releases issued about the exhibition. You will also find images of the exhibition.

Please note: these images are intended solely for publications about the Mauritshuis and our collection. They may not be used for commercial purposes. We also ask that you always mention the credit lines provided with the images.

Vrel Zaalfoto's Thumb

Vrel exhibition room

Jacobus Vrel, A Seated Woman Looking at a Child through a Window, after 1656. Paris, Fondation Custodia, Frits Lugt Collection

Vrel images and credits

Jacobus Vrel, A Seated Woman Looking at a Child through a Window, after 1656. Paris, Fondation Custodia, Frits Lugt Collection
06 Dec 2022

Vrel, Forerunner of Vermeer

Everyone knows Vermeer’s quiet interiors and that one Little Street, but few people know that artist Jacobus Vrel was already producing scenes of this kind before the paint was dry on Vermeer’s first masterpiece....

Infraroodreflectografie uitgevoerd met behulp van de Vasari-scanner, onderzoek van: Jacobus Vrel, Straatje met een bakkerij bij een stadsmuur, vermoedelijk de Waterstraat in Zwolle, na 1646.
Infrared reflectography performed using the Vasari scanner, examination of Jacobus Vrel, Street with a bakery near a city wall, presumably the Waterstraat in Zwolle, after 1646
Detail Van De Signatuur Op Vrels Interieur Met Lezende Oude Vrouw, Met Een Jongen Achter Het Raam, Na 1655.
Detail of the signature on Vrels Old Woman Reading, with a Boy behind the Window, after 1655. after 1655. Private collection.