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Artists›Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer

1632–1675

WA-00018248

Delft, Netherlands

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WikidataQ41264

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Why this artist matters now

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.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (16)

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A Woman Weighing Gold (A Woman Weighing Pearls)

1922 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Pearl Necklace

1915 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Woman at a Window

1907 · wood engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Dutch Maiden

1850 · color mezzotint

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Allegory of the Catholic Faith

1670 · Oil on canvas

45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Love Letter

1669 · paint on oil paint (paint), canvas

weight: 9 cm, width: 62.5 cm, height: 44 cm, height: 68.5 cm, width: 38.5 cm, thickness: 7 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Lady Writing

1665 · oil on canvas

overall: 45 x 39.9 cm (17 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.) framed: 68.3 x 62.2 x 7 cm (26 7/8 x 24 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Study of a Young Woman

1665 · Oil on canvas

17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (44.5 x 40 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman Holding a Balance

1664 · oil on canvas

painted surface: 39.7 x 35.5 cm (15 5/8 x 14 in.) stretcher size: 42.5 x 38 cm (16 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.) framed: 62.9 x 58.4 x 7.6 cm (24 3/4 x 23 x 3 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Girl with the Red Hat

1664 · oil on panel

painted surface: 22.8 x 18 cm (9 x 7 1/16 in.) support: 23.2 x 18.1 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.) framed: 40.3 x 35.6 x 4.4 cm (15 7/8 x 14 x 1 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter

1663 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 39 cm, height: 46.5 cm, height: 70 cm, width: 63 cm, depth: 6.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Young Woman with a Lute

1662 · Oil on canvas

20 1/4 x 18 in. (51.4 x 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Milkmaid

1660 · oil paint (paint), canvas

width: 41 cm, height: 45.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’

1658 · oil paint (paint), canvas

height: 54.3 cm, width: 44 cm, depth: 9 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

1657 · Oil on canvas

18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A Maid Asleep

1656 · Oil on canvas

34 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. (87.6 x 76.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

16 published of 16 catalogued · 8 with image

The Met
5 published
Rijksmuseum
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Nga
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8 entries · 1 sources

View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’
1658 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
1663 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Young Woman at a Window
1907 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Dutch Maiden
1850 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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A Woman Weighing Gold (A Woman Weighing Pearls)
1922 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Pearl Necklace
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Love Letter
1669 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Milkmaid
1660 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (ca. 1663)

Rijksmuseum

View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’ (c. 1658)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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