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The Specialist | A Ten Year Vermeer Attribution Project, with Gregory Rubinstein

The Specialist | A Ten Year Vermeer Attribution Project, with Gregory Rubinstein

Update: 2025-07-01
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This is an episode of The Specialist, produced by Intelligence Squared in partnership with Sotheby's. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes of those that know it best.


On today’s episode, Head of Old Master and Early British Drawings Worldwide Greg Rubinstein’s journey leading the decade-long effort to reestablish a once-doubted Vermeer as an authentic, autograph work. This extraordinary achievement in scholarship has redefined the painting’s cultural significance and market value. 


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The Specialist | A Ten Year Vermeer Attribution Project, with Gregory Rubinstein

The Specialist | A Ten Year Vermeer Attribution Project, with Gregory Rubinstein

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