1 min. - What makes Vermeer so special? Johannes Vermeer Master of the everyday Woman Reading a Letter, in high resolution Zoom in to miniscule pigment particles 10 things about Vermeer’s Woman Reading a Letter All about the lady in blue Woman Reading a Letter 1:23 min. - Notice the many shades of blue that Vermeer used The secrets of The ... Johannes Vermeer or Jan Vermeer (baptized October 31, 1632, died December 15, 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in scenes of ordinary people going about their everyday life. Using minute details he conveys subtle symbolic and allegoric themes that draw the viewer into the same state of deep contemplation that the figure (s) in his paintings convey. He was also a master at depicting the way light illuminates objects. Virtually forgotten for nearly two hundred years, the art critic W ... Learn about the life and paintings of Johannes Vermeer, one of the greatest Dutch masters of the Baroque period. Explore his famous works, such as The Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Milkmaid and The Art of Painting, and his use of light and color. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is often considered to be one of the ‘pearls’ amongst 17th-century Dutch painters. He was born in Delft, a city in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. The...
