Vermeer

[ ver-meer; Dutch vuhr-meyr ]

noun

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

Vermeer

/ vərˈmeːr; vɛəˈmɪə /

noun

1. VermeerJan16321675MDutchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Jan (jɑn). full name Jan van der Meer van Delft 1632–75, Dutch genre painter, noted esp for his masterly treatment of light

Example Sentences

The National Gallery of Art tapped its Fund for International Exchange to pay 25 guards it needed to open a blockbuster Vermeer exhibit for a week, to the delight of tourists and cabin-bound government workers alike.

From Washington Post

The small Vermeer was left in a London church cemetery two days after Dugdale’s arrest in Ireland.

From Washington Post

Thirteen masterpieces, Vermeer’s “The Concert” among them, were stolen, and have never been found.

From Washington Post

But the true forgery—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.

From The Daily Beast

At the risk of spoiling the end of the movie for readers, but the title is accurate—Tim paints a Vermeer.

From The Daily Beast

In the film, Tim says he is 90 percent convinced that Vermeer used a device like his.

From The Daily Beast

Think about thinking about the kind of effect that Vermeer created—just that leap is enormous.

From The Daily Beast

And the painting you produced had the same Vermeer quality to it?

From The Daily Beast

They are marvellous portraits; they are as smooth as a Vermeer, as definite as a Hals; as brooding and moving as a Rembrandt.

From Project Gutenberg

Substitute red for blue, it has been said, and a Vermeer becomes a De Hooch.

From Project Gutenberg

His compatriot Vermeer, whom he sometimes resembles, was similarly addicted to a note of blue.

From Project Gutenberg

This picture, apart from its beauty, is interesting as an illustration of the innovating courage of Vermeer.

From Project Gutenberg

And now we hear the question: Who owns the thirty-fifth Vermeer, Vermeer of the magical blue and yellow?

From Project Gutenberg