The Art, Paintings and Life of Jan Vermeer "Van Delft"
Overall, Vermeer left us not more than 37 paintings. This is a very low average of 2 – 3 paintings per year of his career. During the 19th century however, much over 60 paintings were attributed to Johannes Vermeer, but further examination revealed a different origin. The most spectacular case of art forgery in connection to Vermeer was the Trial of Han van Meegeren.
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. 17⅞ in × 16⅛ in and as with most of Vermeer’s paintings – we do not know exactly when the Milkmaid [...]
The Lacemaker is a painting by Johannes Vermeer and was executed as oil on canvas between 1669 and 1670. The dimensions are not more than 24.5 cm x 21 cm, i.e. 9.6 in x 8.3 in, what makes it actually the smallest among Vermeer’s paintings. Description The Lacemaker is a good example for the great [...]
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 Art of Painting is a famous painting by Johannes Vermeer and known also as The Allegory of Painting or, less common, the Painter in his Studio. Vermeer executed it as oil on canvas with the dimensions 130 cm × 110 cm, i.e. 51 in × 43 in and is, thus, the largest painting by [...]
The Allegory of Faith, sometimes also entitled Allegory of the Catholic Faith is a larger painting by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, having the dimensions 114.3 cm × 88.9 cm; i.e. 45.0 in × 35.0 in. As most of Vermeer’s paintings it is not dated and estimates vary between 1670 and 1672. Just as The [...]
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 »