Olga's Gallery
Jan Vermeer
(1632-1675)
Biography
The esthetic tastes of nowadays rank Jan Vermeer as one of the most original painters of 17th century Holland, despite the fact that he created no more than forty or so paintings. He remained relatively ignored during his own brief lifetime, and only in the 19th century his work was highly appreciated. Jan Vermeer (or Jan van der Meer, or Jan Vermeer van Delft) was born in 1632, the second child of Reynier Janszoon Vos and Digna Baltens. Reynier, besides his other businesses, was an art dealer and had relations with some artists of his time, including Balthasar van der Ast, Pieter Steenwyck, and Pieter Groenewesen. Read Jan Vermeer's Full Biography
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Christ in the House of Mary and Martha. c.1654-1655. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. 
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Diana and Her Companions. c.1655-1656. Oil on canvas. Mauritshuis, the Hague, Netherlands. Read Note.
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The Procuress. 1656. Oil on canvas. Alte Meister Gallerie, Dresden, Germany.
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Girl Asleep at a Table. c.1657. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window. c.1657. Oil on canvas. Alte Meister Gallerie, Dresden, Germany.
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Street in Delfi. c.1657-1658. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Soldier and a Laughing Girl. c.1658. Oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York, USA.
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The Glass of Wine. c.1658-1660. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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The Milkmaid. c.1658-1660. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Woman and Two Man. c.1659-1660. Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick.
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Girl Interrupted at Her Music. c.1660-1661. Oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York, USA.
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View of Delfi. c.1660-1661. Oil on canvas. Mauritshuis, the Hague, Netherlands.
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The Music Lesson. c.1662-1665. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, St. James' Palace, UK.
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Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. c.1662-1664. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Woman Weighing Pearls. c.1662-1664. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
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Woman Playing a Lute near a Window. c.1664. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Woman with a Pearl Necklace. c.1664. Oil on canvas. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.
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Woman with a Water Jug. c.1664-1665. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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The Concert. c.1665-1666. Oil on canvas. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA, USA.
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Lady Writing a Letter. c.1665-1670. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring. c.1665. Oil on canvas. Mauritshuis, the Hague, Netherlands.
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Head of a Girl. c.1666-1667. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Girl with a Flute. c.1666-1667. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
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Girl with a Red Hat. c.1666-1667. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
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The Art of Painting. c.1666-1673. Oil on canvas. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.
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Lady with Her Maidservant. c.1667-1668. Oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York, USA.
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The Geographer. c.1668-1669. Oil on canvas. Stadelsches Kunstinnstitut, Frankfurt, Germany.
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The Astronomer. c.1668. Oil on canvas. Louvre, Paris, France.
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The Love Letter. c.1669-1670. Oil on canvas. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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The Lacemaker. c.1669-1670. Oil on canvas. Louvre, Paris, France.
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Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid. c.1670. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
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Allegory of Faith. c.1671-1674. Oil on canvas. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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The Guitar Player. c.1672. Oil on canvas. Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood, UK.
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Lady Standing at a Virginal. c.1673-1675. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK.
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Lady Seated at a Virginal. c.1673-1675. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK.
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