Looking into Vermeer. (17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer)

From: Art in America | Date: May 1, 1996| Author: Winkfield, Trevor | Copyright information

Vermeer produced only two or three paintings per year, and there are now only 36 surviving paintings by him. Despite this small output, he managed to achieve a hyper-realism that both approached and transcended photography. Details about his life, career and individual paintings are given.

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Judged solely in terms of his subject matter, of all the great painters Johannes Vermeer was the least original. Artists' studios, women perusing letters by the li...

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