The 17th century was the most important period in Dutch history. That’s because the Dutch Republic was one of the most advanced nations on the planet at the time. Today, this period spanning approximately between 1588 and 1672 is known as the Dutch Golden Age. The painters who lived during this era are known as …
Johannes Vermeer
One of the greatest Dutch artists in history focused on a specific type of genre painting and mastered it in the 17th century. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) lived during the Dutch Golden Age, a period when the Dutch Republic was one of the leading nations in the world in many fields. The paintings in Vermeer’s oeuvre …
Most of the paintings by Vermeer depict a scene featuring one or several people in one of the rooms of his own house. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) painted extremely slowly as this allowed him to fully focus on the details. He mastered the technique of making light reflect on common objects. In this article, we’ll take …
If you take a closer look at the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), you’ll notice that many of his paintings depict a similar scene. Several people make returning appearances and the renowned Dutch artist also included the same objects in multiple works. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about …
Most of the paintings by Vermeer, the famous Dutch artist who lived during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century, depict a scene inside his own house. This painting is no different and depicts items we can admire in some of his other works as well. Let’s take a closer look at some of …
We don’t know all that much about the training of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), one of the greatest Dutch artists of the 17th century. His rather small oeuvre of delicate paintings was largely forgotten after the death of the Baroque artist. It was only rediscovered in the 19th century and features some of the most iconic …
One of the most intriguing paintings by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), the renowned Baroque artist of the Dutch Golden Age, wasn’t properly attributed to the artist until the 19th century. This is remarkable because it bears all the distinctive trademarks of this famous Dutch artist. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most interesting …
Very few paintings in the relatively small oeuvre of Dutch painter and artist of the Dutch Golden Age Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) depict scenes outside of his own house. That’s why this particular painting is one of the artist’s rare masterpieces. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about The Little …
Dutch Golden Age Painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) wasn’t known for creating monumental works of art. He focused on detailed little paintings which he meticulously worked on for many months and which often depicted common scenes inside his house in Delft. Christ in the House of Martha and Mary by Vermeer is one of the most …
Even though Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes “Jan” Vermeer (1632-1675) often sprinkled religious or historic symbols into his paintings, most of them revolve around domestic scenes and people, often women, doing ordinary things. The work that is known as “The Allegory of Faith” or also sometimes “The Allegory of Catholic Faith” differs significantly in that …