Jan Vermeer (Johannes van der Meer)

Jan Vermeer

(16321675)

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The artist’s works:

Diana and her nymphs (1653-1654)

Diana and her nymphs
16531654
MauritshuisThe Hague

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (1654-1656)

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
16541656
Scottish National GalleryEdinburgh

Saint Praxedis (1655)

Saint Praxedis
1655
Barbara Piasecka-JohnsonPrinceton

The Procuress (1656)

The Procuress
1656
Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterDresden

A Maid Asleep
16561657
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

Officer and Laughing Girl (c. 1657)

Officer and Laughing Girl
c.1657
Frick Collection, New York

The Little Street (1658)

The Little Street
1658
RijksmuseumAmsterdam

Girl interrupted at Her Music (1658-1659)

Girl interrupted at Her Music
16581659
Frick Collection, New York

The Girl with the Wineglass (1658-1660)

The Girl with the Wineglass
16581660
Herzog Anton Ulrich MuseumBraunschweig

Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window (c. 1659)

Girl Reading a Letter
c.1659
Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterDresden

The Milkmaid (1660)

The Milkmaid
1660
RijksmuseumAmsterdam

View of Delft (1660-1661)

View of Delft
16601661
MauritshuisThe Hague

The Glass of Wine (c. 1661)

The Glass of Wine
c.1661
GemäldegalerieBerlin

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
c.1662
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

Woman with a Lute
16621663
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

The Music Lesson (1662-1665)

The Music Lesson
16621665
Buckingham PalaceLondon

Woman with a Pearl Necklace (1662-1665)

Woman with a Pearl Necklace
16621665
GemäldegalerieBerlin

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (1663)

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
1663
RijksmuseumAmsterdam

Woman Holding a Balance
c.1664
National Gallery of ArtWashington

Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665)

Girl with a Pearl Earring
c.1665
MauritshuisThe Hague

The Concert (c. 1665)

The Concert
c.1665
Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston

A Lady writing
c.1665
National Gallery of ArtWashington

Study of a Young Woman
16651667
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

Mistress and Maid (1666-1667)

Mistress and Maid
16661667
Frick Collection, New York

The Art of Painting
c.16661668
Kunsthistorisches MuseumVienna

The Astronomer
1668
Musée du LouvreParis

Girl with a Flute
c.16691675
National Gallery of ArtWashington

Girl with the Red Hat
c.1669
National Gallery of ArtWashington

The Geographer (1669)

The Geographer
1669
Städel MuseumFrankfurt

The Lacemaker
16691670
Musée du LouvreParis

The Love Letter (1669)

The Love Letter
1669
RijksmuseumAmsterdam

A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal
c.16701672
National GalleryLondon

A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal
c.16701672
National GalleryLondon

Allegory of Faith
16701672
Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York

Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid (c. 1670)

Woman Writing a Letter
c.1670
National Gallery of IrelandDublin

Young Woman seated at a Virginal (c. 1670)

Young Woman seated at a Virginal
c.1670
Private collection, New York

The Guitar Player
c.1672
Kenwood HouseLondon

Vermeer in Film:

La dentellière
1977
Director: Claude Goretta
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton

 

 

Girl with a Pearl Earring (2003)

Girl with a Pearl Earring
2003
Director: Peter Webber
Starring: Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson

 

Baptized October 31 1632 Delft (Netherlands)
Died December 15 1675 Delft (Netherlands)
Occupation Painter