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Vermeer

American

[ver-meer, vuhr-mayr] / 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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But he was also a mop, or a Vermeer, or a green onion, depending on whom you asked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Girl with a Pearl Earring" will go on show in Osaka this week, on a rare trip abroad for the 17th-century Johannes Vermeer masterpiece and potentially its last to Japan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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 converted to Catholicism around the time of his marriage to Catharina Bolnes in 1653.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Sometimes he wished he’d never heard of Fort or Vermeer.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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