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Jan Vermeer and His Oil Paintings
Vermeer was born in October 31, 1632, his father was an artist, and making living by making models, his father was a textile worker, who own a small hotel, did some artistic job sometimes.
From some ancient documents, he was found not rich, now days only a very small number of Jan Vermeer paintings was identified, only 35 pieces. His output is so limited, even we double his works, the 35 pieces in 20 years is a very small number. Even we allow some more times for his business as an art dealer, he is still an slow action painter.
Lack of historical materials and records make it very difficult for us to get a clear profile of Jan Vermeer. Perhaps it is why those critics didn't even noticed him in 18th century.
In 1650, Carel Fabritius lived in the same city, who was Rambrant pupil. Some of Vermeer's paintings has similarity with Carel, does it mean that Carel was his tutor ?
Some of his paintings, dated from 1653-1656, clearly shows that he was interested in Italian oil paintings, but nothing can prove that Vermeer visited Italian.
Out of doubt, he was also attracted by Caravaggio painting style.
Vermeer on the Net
- Tom van Halteran has made a really excellent and comprehensive site about all aspects of the painter. Highly recommended!
- A book review of Vermeer Studies, edited by Ivan Gaskell and Michiel Jonker. This long-awaited volume contains a large selection of the papers that were delivered at a symposia in Washington, D.C., in 1995 and The Hague in 1996 in connection with the Vermeer exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art and the Mauritshuis respectively.
- There is a fine scholarly Vermeer page (in French) written by Ren¨¦ Berger and his colleagues at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Jan
Vermeer Online
Jan Vermeer [Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675] Guide to pictures of works by Jan Vermeer in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. - Jan
Vermeer Vermeer was a Master in the
Delft painters' guild from 1653, was elected Dean (hoofdman) in 1662-3 and
1670-71, and was highly regarded in his lifetime, ...
www.artchive.com/artchive/V/vermeer.html - Vermeer,
Jan
1632 - 1675. Biographie et oeuvres du grand peintre hollandais.
perso.orange.fr/yann.franqueville/vermeer.htm
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I can feel history and middle century,but I can\'t understand vermeer\'s paintings.
======James Grogan commented this artist on 2010-01-02:
Vermeer\'s genious is in his understanding of light and shadows.\r\nDoes anybody know what happened to the Vermeer imitation paintings that were sold to the Germans in WW II, and then the artist went to prison for selling national treasures to the enemy when in fact they were undetectable fakes?\r\n
======Angsujit commented this artist on 2010-01-06:
vermeer is an artist one of the least discussed but great importance. very good site, thank you.\r\nA. Bhattacharya, India
====== commented this artist on 2010-01-14:
good web site helped me with my home-work
======6770 commented this artist on 2010-01-24:
well, a painting shop help you with homework, funny !
======caitlin commented this artist on 2010-02-25:
ever since i saw the movie girl with a pearl earring, i have been fascinated by his art.
======genn commented this artist on 2010-03-11:
i don\'t agree with James Grogan, vermeer\'s light using is not the best one obviously
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