My Vermeer Hobby

2015 was a busy year for Johannes Vermeer's 'The Astronomer'. At the beginning of the year the painting was in Budapest, where it had already spent two months captivating audiences. In February it bid farewell to Hungary and embarked on a voyage to Tokyo, marking the start of a two-stop visit across Japan. This was followed by a flight over the Pacific to the United States, where in mid-October it found a new home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Just days after its unveiling, a local ne...