Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for quiet interior scenes filled with clear, luminous light. He spent his whole life in Delft, where he joined the painters' Guild of St. Luke in 1653 and later served several terms as one of its heads. After early biblical and mythological paintings, such as Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, he turned to the scenes of everyday domestic life that define his art. Fewer than forty works are attributed to him, among them The Milkmaid, View of Delft, Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Art of Painting. His patient technique, careful composition and natural ultramarine give ordinary moments a calm dignity. Little known beyond Delft after his death, he was rediscovered by the French critic Théophile Thoré-Bürger in the 1860s and is now among the most admired painters of his era.
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The Dutch Golden Age
In the seventeenth century the Dutch Republic became a center of trade, learning and art. Sailing for the Dutch East India Company in 1609, Henry Hudson explored the river that now bears his name, opening the way for New Netherland. René Descartes lived in the Republic for some twenty years and published his Discourse on Method there in 1637. Rembrandt painted The Night Watch in Amsterdam, and Johannes Vermeer captured quiet domestic light in Delft.
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