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'''Jan Vermeer''' (b. Delft 1632 - d. Delft, 1675), Dutch [[Baroque]] painter also known as Johannes van der Meer van Delft. | '''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> His most frequent subjects were genre, landscape and intimate interiors often with the solitary figure of a woman. |
He is considered one of the greatest Dutch painters. | He is considered one of the greatest Dutch painters. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Painting Schools]] | ||
| + | *[[Painting Masterpieces PART II]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 23:40, June 15, 2007
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] His most frequent subjects were genre, landscape and intimate interiors often with the solitary figure of a woman.
He is considered one of the greatest Dutch painters.
See also
External links
References
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