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Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Other Dutch painters of the 17th century who specialized in domestic interior scenes include Jan Steen, Gabriel Metsu, and Pieter de Hooch.

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Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime. He seems to have had a small circle of patrons, possibly mostly from Delft. His reputation began to grow after his death, and he was posthumously recognized as one of the great Dutch painters of the 17th century. A number of Vermeer’s paintings–The Milkmaid, for example–are known for their luminous light and careful attention to detail. Vermeer was baptized in the Reformed Church on 31 October 1632. His father Reijnier Janszoon was a middle-class worker of silk fabrics. As a young man, Vermeer served his apprenticeship with a local master painter, probably Jacobus Mancadan, and studied at Leiden University. He returned to Delft in about 1654 and married a Catholic girl, Catharina Bolnes. The couple had eleven children, only four of whom survived infancy. Vermeer’s work was largely ignored until the 19th century, when a major exhibition in Paris brought him to the attention of the art world. Since that time, he has been recognized as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Famous Vermeer paintings include “The Milkmaid,” “The Girl with the Pearl Earring,” “The Music Lesson,” and “The Love Letter.”

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1. Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch Baroque painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life.

2. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime.

3. He seems to have been especially revered in his native Delft, where he was posthumously celebrated in the street named after him.

4. Vermeer's work was largely forgotten until the 19th century when his paintings rediscovered and became extremely popular.

5. Since that time, Vermeer's work has been the subject of a great deal of critical acclaim and scholarly attention.

6. Vermeer is now widely recognized as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age.

7. Vermeer was baptized in the Reformed Church on 31 October 1632.

8. His father Reijnier Janszoon was a middle-class worker of silk and tapestry.

9. As a young man, Vermeer probably served an apprenticeship with an artist in Delft.

10. In about 1653, he married Catharina Bolnes, who bore him eight children.

11. Vermeer's surviving works consist of 35 paintings, all genre scenes of everyday life.

12. Vermeer is particularly renowned for his masterful use of light and color.

13. Many of his paintings feature a single figure engaged in some mundane task against a largely empty background.

14. Vermeer's work is often compared to that of the French painter Henri Matisse.

15. Vermeer's use of light has been described as "photographic."

16. Vermeer is believed to have used a camera obscura in the creation of his paintings.

17. Vermeer's work was largely forgotten after his death, but was rediscovered in the 19th century.

18. Vermeer's paintings are now among the most highly prized and sought-after works of art in the world.

19. In 2013, one of Vermeer's paintings, "The Laughing Cavalier," sold for $35.9 million at auction.

20. Vermeer is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) 2. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) 3. Frans Hals (1582-1666) 4. Jan Steen (1626-1679) 5. Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684) 6. Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667) 7. Nicolaes Maes (1634-1693) 8. Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670) 9. Ferdinand Bol (1616-1680) 10. Aelbert Cuyp (1620-1691) 11. Willem Kalf (1619-1693) 12. Adriaen Brouwer (1605-1638) 13. Gerard Terborch (1617-1681) 14. Salomon van Ruysdael (1600-1670) 15. Meindert Hobbema (1638-1709) 16. Jan van Goyen (1596-1656) 17. Jacob van Ruisdael (1628/29-1682) 18. Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668) 19. Allaert van Everdingen (1621-1675) 20. Paulus Potter (1625-1654) 21. Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634) 22. Matthias Stomer (1600-1650) 23. Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) 24. Dirck Hals (1591-1656) 25. Jan Asselyn (1610-1652) 26. Jan van der Heyden (1637-1712) 27. Willem Buytewech (1591-1624) 28. Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685) 29. Jan van de Cappelle (1624-1679) 30. Jan Lievens (1607-1674)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. The Milkmaid (1658-60) 2. The Girl with the Wine Glass (1659) 3. The Music Lesson (1660-62) 4. The Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665) 5. The Love Letter (1669) 6. The Lacemaker (1669-70) 7. The Astronomer (1668-69) 8. The Geographer (1668-69) 9. The Girl with a Flute (1670-71) 10. The Allegory of Faith (1670-71) 11. The Artist in His Studio (1671) 12. The Procuress (1656-57) 13. The Young Woman Seated at the Virginals (1670-71) 14. The Young Woman Standing at a Virginal (1670) 15. The Little Street (1657-58) 16. View of Delft (1660-61) 17. The Vermeer Family (1670-71) 18. The Kitchen Maid (1658-60) 19. The Wine Glass (1658-60) 20. The Glass of Wine (1658-60) 21. The Letter (1658-60) 22. The Music Lesson (1658-60) 23. The Guitar Player (1658-60) 24. The Concert (1658-60) 25. The Milkmaid (1658-60) 26. The Lacemaker (1658-60) 27. The Geographer (1658-60) 28. The Astronomer (1658-60) 29. The Girl with the Pearl Earring (1665) 30. The Love Letter (1669)

Epoch

The art style of Johannes Vermeer is generally considered to span the years 1632 to 1675.