JOHANNES VERMEER

Painter of Delft1632-1675

A Lady Writingc. 1665-1666

Oil on canvas, 45 x 39.9 cm.

The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

The Milkmaidc. 1658-1661

Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Who do you think this woman is?

What details do you notice in this painting?

What does this painting tell you about life in a Dutch home in the 1600’s?

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

c. 1664-1665Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 40.6

cm.The Metropolitan Museum

of Art, New York

Compare the pitchers found in this painting and in The Kitchen Maid.  How are they different?  How are they alike? 

Compare the rest of this picture with The Kitchen Maid.  How are they different?  How are they alike?

What do you think this woman is looking at?

The Geographerc.1668-1669

Oil on canvas, 53 x 46.6 cm.

Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

am Main

Knowledge of the world was constantly increasing during the 17th century.

Geographers were integrating the observations of sailors to produce ever more exact maps.

A Girl Reading a Letterby an Open Window

c. 1657 - 1659Oil on canvas, 83 x 64.5 cm.

Staatliche Kunstsammlungen,

Gemäldegalerie, Dresden

What do you think this woman is reading?

What do you see that makes you think that?

How do you think she feels?

Woman in Blue Reading a Letter

c. 1662 - 1665Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 39

cm.The Rijksmuseum

How is this painting similar to the previous one?

How is it different?

Do you notice any objects in this painting that you have seen in other Vermeer paintings?

Officer and Laughing Girl

c. 1655-1660Oil on canvas, (50.5 x

46 cm.The Frick Collection,

New York

Do you see any familiar elements in this painting?

What do you think is happening in this picture?

The Art of Painting(De Schilderkonst)

c. 1662 - 1668Oil on canvas, 120 X 100

cm.Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

This is one of Vermeer’s last known paintings.

During World War II, Adolf Hitler bought this painting for a museum he planned to open.

The Music Lesson(De muziekles)c. 1662-1664

Oil on canvas, 73.3 x 64.5 cm.

The Royal Collection

The diagonal lines in the room all point to the woman’s sleeve.

How many familiar Vermeer props can you finds in this painting?

Girl with a Pearl Earringc.1665-1667

Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 40 cm.

Mauritshuis, The Hague

We do not know who this girl was, but do you think she is someone you might like? Why, or why not?

What do you think she is feeling?

Woman Holding a Balancec. 1662 - 1665

Oil on canvas, 42.5 x 38 cm.

The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Widener Collection

This woman is preparing to weigh coins or jewelry using a balance scale.

One pan of the scale held brass weights, and the other held the item to be weighed.

Sources

Essential Vermeer http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/

Evergreen Art Discovery http://artdiscovery.info/rotations/rotation-

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