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Johannes VermeerJohannes Vermeer (1632 - December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter, who is also sometimes refered to as Vermeer of Delft or Johannes van der Meer. Alongside Rembrandt, Vermeer is the most famous painter of the so-called Dutch Golden Age, and his paintings are admired for their transparent colours, careful composition and brilliant use of light. Technique Vermeer's transparent colours were produced by adding the paint onto the canvas in loosely granular layers, a technique called pointill (not to be confused with Pointillism). It is thought that Vermeer possibly used the Camera Obscura to achieve a perfect perspective in his compositions, but the issue is disputed. Themes Almost all of Vermeer's paintings are in house scenes (even the two landscapes that we know are seen from within through a window). He painted mostly genre pieces and portraits. As an exception he left us also two city views. His paintings cover all layers of society, at one time portraying a simple milkmaid at work, at other works showing the luxury and splendour of rich notables and merchantmen in their roomy houses. Religious and scientific connotations can be found in his works. Influences by other painters - Carel Fabritius (1622 - 1654) who spent his final years in Delft. Vermeer's ideas about perspective, and his tendency to paint everyday themes were possibly influenced by Fabritius
- Italian painter Caravaggio (1573-1610), indirectly through Dutch followers
- Leonart Bramer, another painter from Delft, and witness to his marriage
- Dirk van Baburen from whom Vermeer owned a painting (which occurred twice in Vermeer's own paintings).
Works - Christ in the House of Martha and Mary - Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland - 1654/55
- Saint Praxidis - Private Collection - 1655
- Diana and her Companions - The Hague, Mauritshuis - 1655-56
- The Procuress - Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Zwinger - 1656
- Girl reading a Letter at an Open Window - Dresden, Gemäldegalerie - 1657
- A Girl Asleep - New York, Metropolitan Museum - 1657
- The Little Street - Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum - 1657/58
- Officer and a Laughing Girl - New York, Frick Collection - 1658
- The Milkmaid - Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum - 1658/60
- The Glass of Wine - Berlin, Gemäldegalerie - 1658/60
- The Girl with the Wineglass - Braunschweig, Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum - 1659/60
- Girl Interrupted at her Music - New York, Frick Collection - 1660/61
- View of Delft - The Hague, Mauritshuis - 1660/61
- Woman in Blue reading a Letter - Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum - 1662/64
- A Lady writing a Letter - Washington DC, National Gallery of Art - 1662/64
- The Music Lesson - London, Buckingham Palace - 1662/65
- Woman with a Lute - New York, Metropolitan Museum - 1663
- Woman with a Pearl Necklace - Berlin, Gemäldegalerie - 1664
- Woman with a Water Jug - New York, Metropolitan Museum - 1664-65
- The Girl with a Pearl Earring - The Hague, Mauritshuis - 1665
- The Concert - Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 1665/66
- A Woman Holding a Balance - Washington DC, National Gallery of Art - 1665/66
- Portrait of a Young Woman - New York, Metropolitan Museum - 1666/67
- The Allegory of Painting or The Art of Painting - Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum - 1666/67
- Mistress and Maid - New York, Frick Collection - 1667/68
- The Astronomer - Paris, Louvre - 1668
- Girl with a Red Hat - Washington, National Gallery of Art- 1668
- The Geographer - Frankfurt am Main, Stdelsches Kunstinstitut - 1668/69
- The Lacemaker - Paris, Louvre - 1669/70
- The Love Letter - Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum - 1669/70
- Lady writing a Letter with her Maid - Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland - 1670
- Young Woman seated at the Virginals - Private Collection - 1670
- The Allegory of Faith - New York, Metropolitan Museum - 1671/74
- The Guitar Player - London, Iveagh Bequest - 1672
- Lady Standing at the Virginals - London, National Gallery - 1673/75
- Lady Seated at the Virginals - London, National Gallery - 1673/75
Forgeries Han van Meegeren (1898-1947) was a Dutch painter who liked to work in the classic tradition. Originally to prove that critics were wrong about his qualities as a painter, he decided to paint a fake Vermeer. Later, he forged more Vermeers and works of other painters, just to get the money. Van Meegeren fooled everyone in the art establishment, and was only taken seriously after demonstrating his skills in front of police witnesses (see article about van Meegeren for reasons why). His aptitude at forgery shocked the art world and hence made it even more difficult to assess the authenticity of works attributed to Vermeer. Influences External links Vermeer
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