Johannes Vermeer, The Astronomer, 1668. A man beside a window touches a celestial globe; an open book rests on the table.

JOHANNES VERMEER

The Astronomer

1668 · Oil on canvas
51 × 45 cm

Musée du Louvre, Paris

View the original in the Louvre catalogue ↗
NEURASYSTEMS BEYOND THE FRAME

Step into the world beyond the frame.

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JOHANNES VERMEER · 1668The astronomer’s study
Move the mouse to look around · WASD to move
Delft, the NetherlandsArtistic interpretation

FIND YOUR WAY AROUND

A room to explore.
At your own pace.

01Look around

Move the mouse to look around. On a phone, swipe to turn.

02Move through the room

Use WASD to walk and hold Shift to move faster. On a phone, use the control at the bottom left.

03Explore the details

Press Esc to reveal the objects and lighting controls. On a phone, tap an object marker.

04Pause and save a view

Press Esc to pause and use the menus. Select Resume exploring to return. The camera button saves your view.

NEURA SYSTEMS · BEYOND THE FRAME

A painting opens
into a world.

The Astronomer is an interactive interpretation of Johannes Vermeer’s 1668 painting, held in the Louvre.

This scene explores the painting’s objects, light and atmosphere. The room, unseen surfaces and human figure have been modelled anew. It is an independent digital interpretation by Neura Systems.

THE PAINTING AND ITS OBJECTSLouvre collection catalogue ↗PUBLIC-DOMAIN REPRODUCTIONWikimedia Commons / Web Gallery of Art ↗

An independent artistic interpretation. This is not an official Louvre project.