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Johannes Vermeer

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Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. His work is known for its use of light and shadow, as well as its realistic depiction of everyday objects.

The art style is also known as: 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.
Categories: Impressionism, Modernism

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)

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)

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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 (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)

Known Paintings / Pictures / Images

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)

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