Vermeer

American  

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

noun

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

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Vermeer British  

/ vərˈmeːr, vɛəˈmɪə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Its 200-plus 17th-century Dutch paintings and drawings include 19 Rembrandts and a Vermeer that is the only work of the artist’s maturity in private hands.

From The Wall Street Journal

She has a print of a Vermeer on her wall.

From The Wall Street Journal

Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" will be displayed in Japan later this year, the Dutch Mauritshuis museum said Thursday, a rare outing abroad for one of the world's most famous artworks.

From Barron's

For admirers of Golden Age Netherlandish painting, there was the small, perfect exhibition “Vermeer’s Love Letters” at New York’s Frick Collection, which united three celebrated paintings, with similar suggested narratives.

From The Wall Street Journal

“With Rembrandt, it’s emotion and the human condition. With Vermeer, it’s stillness. And with Frans Hals, it’s movement and it’s joy. Nearly everybody laughs at Frans Hals’ pictures.

From Seattle Times