The Astronomer was painted by Jan Vermeer and depicts man in deep thought. The "Astronomer" has no telescope, he is shown touching a celestial globe as a slightly idealized air permeates the pictures, which were probably commissioned work and thus balanced uneasily between the needs of client and painter. The painting that hangs on the wall behind the astronomer has for its subject the Finding of Moses, and perhaps acknowledges the same need for divine inspiration.
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