 Johannes Vermeer is primarily known as Jan Vermeer
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Landscape with sheep under a tree
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The Dutch painter Jan Vermeer of Delft transformed traditional Dutch
themes into images of fantastic poise and peace, rich with symbolic
meaning.
The documented facts about Jan Vermeer's life are few. He was born on
October 30 or 31, 1632, in Delft, Netherlands, the second of two
children to Digna Baltens and Reynier Jansz. His father was an art
dealer and silk weaver who also kept a tavern, and Vermeer probably took
over the business after his father's death in 1655 (showing 500 of 5568 characters). |
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