Dutch1632–1675
Johannes Vermeer
A painter from Delft who spent his whole life in the town and left only about thirty-five paintings. Most show quiet rooms lit from a window at the left, with one or two people absorbed in a task.
A life in paintings
- 1632Born
- 1652Was influenced by Carel FabritiusDelft
Fabritius settled in Delft around 1650 and joined its painters' guild in 1652. Unlike his teacher Rembrandt, he set figures against light backgrounds and studied the subtleties of daylight, and Britannica credits him with influencing both Pieter de Hooch and Johannes Vermeer. The once-popular idea that Vermeer was his pupil has no hard evidence.
Source: Britannica - 1654The Delft Thunderclap
Ten months a member of the painters' guild. He spends the rest of his life in Delft.
- 1655Was influenced by Pieter de HoochDelft
Fellow members of the Delft painters' guild in the late 1650s, the two painted the same kind of quiet, sunlit Dutch homes. Historians long assumed Vermeer learned from de Hooch, and one of Vermeer's later letter scenes is said to follow his example; newer technical evidence suggests the influence may also have run the other way.
Source: Wikipedia - 1658
- 1660
- 1669
- 1675Died
Circles
Society · Delft · 1611
Delft Guild of Saint Luke
The painters' guild of Delft. Fabritius joined in 1652, Vermeer on 29 December 1653 and de Hooch in 1655; Vermeer was elected its head in 1662 and three more times. Sources: Wikipedia articles on Vermeer, Fabritius and de Hooch.