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Johannes Vermeer
1632 – 1675
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJohannes 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 30, 1632
Delft
Date of death
December 15, 1675
Delft
Citizenship
Dutch Republic
Occupations & fields
painterart collectorart dealer
Notable works
Diana and her NymphsThe GeographerThe ProcuressThe MilkmaidChrist in the House of Martha and MaryThe Astronomer
- Field and occupation
- nizozemský barokní malíř
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