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| − | '''Jan Vermeer''' (b. Delft 1632 - d. Delft, 1675), Dutch [[ | + | '''Jan Vermeer''' (b. Delft 1632 - d. Delft, 1675), Dutch [[Baroque]] painter also known as Johannes van der Meer van Delft. |
Only 35 of Vermeer's canvases have survived. In his works ''he recorded the effects of light with a subtlety, delicacy, and purity of color that probably never have been surpassed.'' <ref> [http://www.repropaint.com/Vermeer/vermeer.htm Jan Vermeer biography] </ref> | Only 35 of Vermeer's canvases have survived. In his works ''he recorded the effects of light with a subtlety, delicacy, and purity of color that probably never have been surpassed.'' <ref> [http://www.repropaint.com/Vermeer/vermeer.htm Jan Vermeer biography] </ref> | ||
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Jan Vermeer (b. Delft 1632 - d. Delft, 1675), Dutch Baroque painter also known as Johannes van der Meer van Delft.
Only 35 of Vermeer's canvases have survived. In his works he recorded the effects of light with a subtlety, delicacy, and purity of color that probably never have been surpassed. [1]
He is considered one of the greatest Dutch painters.
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