In-depth information regarding every facet of the life and work of the Dutch seventeenth-century painter Johannes Vermeer.

Vermeer, Jan Jan or Johannes Vermeer van Delft, b. October 1632, d. December 1675, a Dutch genre painter who lived and worked in Delft, created some of the most exquisite paintings in Western art. His works are rare. Of the 35 or 36 paintings generally attributed to him, most portray figures in interiors. All his works are admired for the sensitivity with which he rendered effects of light and ...

Vermeer's silence and sensuality: review by John Haber of Jan Vermeer at Washington's National Gallery ...

Glazing: the fascinating old masters' painting technique and how Vermeer used it ...

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A National Gallery of Art in-depth study on the 17th century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer ...

Vermeer's Camera, Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces; Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art.

The Vermeer Art Gallery THE LOVE LETTER Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer loved to grasp the private moment. Here a woman is presented a love note by her maid. She glances up with a look of apprehension and the maid reassuringly gazes back down upon her. The woman has obviously been consoling herself with her instrument (remember Achilles) and with the picture in the background, Vermeer hints that ...

Vermeer was modestly successful as a painter/art dealer in Delft. After his death he was forgotten almost entirely.

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