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Johannes Vermeer was born in 1632, in the city of Delft in The Netherlands. Johannes Vermeer of Delft, also known as Jan Vermeer or Johannes van der Meer, is now considered to be one of the great Dutch masterpainters. However, his work was forgotten after his death in 1675. It was not rediscovered until the late 19th century. Little is known about his life and only 35 of his paintings have been preserved. His relatively short life and career as an artist is seen as another reason for small Vermeer heritage. It is assumed that many of his paintings were lost after his death. The only sources of information are some registers, a few official documents and comments by other artists.

Resources in This Category

• Artble: Johannes Vermeer

  http://www.artble.com/artists/johannes_vermeer
  Presents the dutch artist's biography, style and technique along with the critical reception of his art. Provides a gallery of his works.

• BBC News- Crowds expected for Vermeers

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/1397496.stm
  Article about the Vermeer exhibition at London's National Gallery

• Essential Vermeer

  http://www.essentialvermeer.com/
  Links and information on books about the life and work of the painter.

• Girl with a Pearl Earring

  http://www.girl-with-a-pearl-earring.info/
  In-depth analysis of Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring, with extensive resources.

• Glazing in the Art of Johannes Vermeer

  http://glazing.fws1.com/index.htm
  The old masters painting technique used by Johannes Vermeer.

• Haber's Art: Jan Vermeer's Delicate Balance

  http://www.haberarts.com/vermeer2.htm
  John Haber's review on Vermeer's delicate balance.

• Jan Vermeer

  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vermeer/
  Short biography but good illustrated guide to his paintings.

• Johannes Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance

  http://www.nga.gov/feature/vermeer/index.html
  In-depth study of this work and the artist from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

• The Guardian - Johannes Vermeer

  http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/vermeer
  Collected news and comment on the artist and his works.

• The Vermeer Art Gallery

  http://www.gbt.org/gallery.html
  Collection of Vermeer's six most famous paintings.

• Vermeer's Camera

  http://www.vermeerscamera.co.uk/
  Years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art.

• Vermeer's Complete Work

  http://mystudios.com/vermeer/vermeer-core.html
  A brief biography of Vermeer and information about all his paintings.

• View of Delft

  http://www.xs4all.nl/~kalden/verm/view/Vermeer_main.html
  A guided art history tour through this painting of Vermeer, by Kees Kaldenbach, art historian.

• World Art Treasures: Vermeer

  http://www.jebfoundation.ch/Vermeer/english/
  Biography, paintings and online puzzles of his work.

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