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| The Lacemaker, 1670, Johannes Vermeer |
I am sure that some people will be going to Cambridge to do some Christmas shopping this December. The shops have improved so much there over the years, and the market always has some interesting things for sale.
We have found a very good, and relatively inexpensive, tapas bar just off the main square, and despite the fact that it is subterranean, and therefore a little dark and atmospheric for lunch time, we enjoyed our food there recently and found the service friendly and good.
If you do make the trip try to find time to visit the Fitzwilliam Museum to see the exhibition of Dutch interiors that is running until 15th January. Although all the paintings are interesting, the stars of the show are three paintings by Vermeer. one from the Louvre, pictured above and another on loan from The Queen.
It is unusual to see so many Vermeers in one room at the same time. An artist who painted pictures of extraordinary stillness and atmosphere, he only produced about 30 works and they are usually to be found widely scattered in different galleries across the world.
One example of his work, The Concert, used to be on display at the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum in Boston. Sadly it was stolen in 1990, and the Museum was so upset at the loss that it has never put anything up in its place. It is thought to be the most valuable un-recovered picture in the world with an estimated value of $200m.
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| The Concert c. 1664, Johannes Vermeer |
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