Jan Vermeer (Johannes van der Meer)

(1632–1675)

The artist’s works:

Diana and her nymphs
c.1653–1654
Mauritshuis, The Hague

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

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
1654–1656
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

The Procuress (1656)

The Procuress
1656
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

A Maid Asleep
1656–1657
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Girl Reading a Letter
c.1657–1659
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

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

Girl interrupted at Her Music
c.1658–1659
Frick Collection, New York

The Girl with the Wineglass
c.1658–1659
Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig

The Glass of Wine
1658–1660
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

The Little Street
c.1658
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman
early 1660s
Buckingham Palace, London

The Milkmaid
c.1660
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

View of Delft
c.1660–1661
Mauritshuis, The Hague

Woman with a Lute
1662–1663
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
c.1662
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Concert
1663–1666
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
c.1663
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Woman with a Pearl Necklace
1663–1665
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Woman Holding a Balance
c.1664
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Girl with a Pearl Earring
c.1665
Mauritshuis, The Hague

A Lady writing
c.1665
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Study of a Young Woman
1665–1667
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Mistress and Maid
c.1666–1667
Frick Collection, New York

The Art of Painting
c.1666–1668
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Astronomer
1668
Musée du Louvre, Paris

Girl with a Flute
c.1669–1675
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Girl with the Red Hat
c.1669
National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Geographer (1669)

The Geographer
1669
Städel Museum, Frankfurt

The Lacemaker
1669–1670
Musée du Louvre, Paris

The Love Letter
c.1669–1670
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal
c.1670–1672
National Gallery, London

A Young Woman Standing at a Virginal
c.1670–1672
National Gallery, London

Allegory of Faith
1670–1672
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Woman Writing a Letter
c.1670
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

The Guitar Player
c.1672
Kenwood House, London

Young Woman seated at a Virginal
c.1672–1675
Private collection, New York

Vermeer in Film:

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

 

 

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