Beautiful Dutch Vermeers
Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675) is probably the most well known Dutch painter, with many famous works such as Girl with a pearl earing (below). Born in Delft, The Netherlands, he was a Baroque Period painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. You can read about his life and paintings here.
In December 2021, Anne and Andrew alerted us to the intrigue surrounding the forgeries of his paintings, which was also made into a movie called the Last Vermeer!
You can read that story if you click here for Part One and here for Part Two.
Today we will also gain a more rounded appreciation of some actual Vermeeers, which capture so well the scenes of Dutch life in the 17th century, in the followingArts&Emotions video:
Footnotes
With thanks to Arts&Emotions for sharing their videos with us.