Artist: Jan Vermeer Painting: woman holding a balance Introduction: mk247
c.1664,oil on canvas,15.875x14 in,40.3x35.5 cm,natilnal gallery of art,washington,dc,usa
Artist: Jan Vermeer Painting: the girl with the red hat Introduction: mk247
c.1665 to 66,oil on wood panel,9x7 in,22.8x18 cm,national gallery of art,washington,dc,usa
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675
Johannes (or Jan) Vermeer is now recognized as one of the great Dutch painters, but while he was alive he could barely make ends meet, and his artistic achievement was almost entirely ignored for 200 years after his death. Little is known about his personal life, other than he died poor and young and left behind a wife and eleven children. Vermeer is admired for his realistic style, his subtle use of color and light and his unusual and inventive brush technique, but fewer than forty of his paintings exist. His most famous works include domestic scenes such as Girl With a Peal Earring (1665) and The Music Lesson (1662-65), and tranquil landscapes such as The Little Street (1657-58) and View of Delft (1659-60). Although his actual birth and death dates are unknown, Vermeer was baptized 31 October 1632 and buried 15 December 1675... During his career he used the names Johannes van der Meer, Johannes Vermeer and Jan Vermeer
. Related Artists to Jan Vermeer : | Etienne Aubry | Pedro Weingartner | Francesco Guardi | Saloman van Ruysdael | May Wilson Preston |