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Vermeer

American

[ver-meer, vuhr-meyr] / vərˈmɪər, vərˈmeɪr /

noun

Jan Jan van der Meer van Delft, 1632–75, Dutch painter.

Vermeer British

/ vərˈmeːr, vɛəˈmɪə /

noun

Jan (jɑn). full name Jan van der Meer van Delft 1632–75, Dutch genre painter, noted esp for his masterly treatment of light

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Vermeer emerged from the doctrinal matrices of 17th-century Delft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Mr. Graham-Dixon wonders if this is because Vermeer painted a large portion of his pictures for a single family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Vermeer died three years later at age 43.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Vermeer was born in Delft amid the Wars of Religion and baptized in the Calvinist Reformed Church.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Ms. Hussey had the newspaper under her arm, and the first thing she did was read aloud the article about the Vermeer painting.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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