The Art, Paintings and Life of Jan Vermeer "Van Delft"
The Mauritshuis, or longer »Rolyal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis« (In English also called »Maurice House«) is an art Museum in The Hague, the Netherlands, where not less than three paintings by Johannes Vermeer are exhibited. As also many other Dutch masters, such as paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn or Frans Hals are exhibited there it should be worth a visit.
The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring is without doubt the most famous work of the Dutch baroque artist Johannes Vermeer. The original Dutch title is Het Meisje met de Parel, what means basically the same as the English title, but skips the Earring. The painting was executed as oil on canvans, measures 44.5 cm [...]
The View of Delft is one of the larger paintings (98.5 cm × 117.5 cm, i.e. 38.8 in × 46.3 in) by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer and one of two surviving paintings showing an exterior view or cityscape (the other being The Little Street). The painting with the Dutch title Geziht op Delft is [...]
The Milkmaid, sometimes also »The Kitchen Maid« is a painting by the Dutch painter and artist Johannes (Jan) Vermeer. The painting was executed as oil on canvas, having the dimensions 45,5x 41 cm, i.e. … • Read More »