Johannes Vermeer
Also known as Jan Reyniersz Vermeer van Delft, Jan van Der Meer, Jan Van der Meer, Jan van der Meer, Jan Vermeer de Delft, Johannes van Delft Vermeer, Jan Van der Meer van Delft, Ĭokhannes Vermer
Dutch painter (1632–1675)
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Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who lived from 1632 to 1675 and created intimate domestic scenes notable for their masterful use of light and color. Though he produced relatively few paintings during his lifetime and remained largely obscure after his death, Vermeer is now recognized as one of the most important artists of the Dutch Golden Age, admired for the quiet beauty and technical brilliance of his work.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1632
- Died
- 1675
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Pieter de Hooch, 1630-1677. Jan Vermeer de Delft, 1632-1675
- フェルメールの眼
- Jan Vermeer van Delft (1632-1675)
- Milkmaid by Vermeer and Dutch genre painting
- Tutta la pittura di Vermeer di Delft
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1632-10-31
- Active to
- 1675-12-15
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Johannes Vermeer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
Johannes Vermeer (/vərˈmɪər, vərˈmɛər/ vər-MEER, vər-MAIR, Dutch: [joːˈɦɑnəs fərˈmeːr]; see below; also known as Jan Vermeer; October 1632 – 15 December 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. During his lifetime, he was a moderately successful provincial genre painter, recognized in Delft and The Hague. He produced relatively few paintings, primarily earning his living as an art dealer. He was not wealthy; at his death, his wife was left in debt.
Vermeer worked slowly and with great care, and frequently used very expensive pigments. He is particularly renowned for making masterful use of light in his work. "Almost all his paintings", Hans Koningsberger wrote, "are apparently set in two smallish rooms in his house in Delft; they show the same furniture and decorations in various arrangements and they often portray the same people, mostly women."
