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Johannes Vermeer
AuthorBooks · Second hand1632-1675
Johannes Vermeer 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.
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About Johannes Vermeer
Birth
1632
Death
1675
Johannes Vermeer 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.
Johannes Vermeer was a prominent 17th-century Dutch painter born in the city of Delft.
Beyond his artistic career, Vermeer worked professionally as an art collector and art dealer.
His artistic legacy consists of approximately forty works exploring genre scenes, portraits, and cityscapes.
Among his most iconic creations is the celebrated painting Girl with a Pearl Earring.
His masterpiece View of Delft masterfully captures the essence of his hometown during the Dutch Golden Age.
