Baroque

Jan Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer was known as one of the greatest dutch masters. He was an artist who created some of the most beloved paintings that exist today around the world. 

In his life, only 36 paintings have been discovered to be painted by him, as he painted carefully and slowly. Before he developed his own style, he was believed to be influenced by Caravaggio, in his incorporation of mythology and religion. 

Unlike other artists during the Baroque period, he mostly painted simple scenes of ordinary life. The simplicity, however, let him achieve some of the greatest masterpieces of all time. 

One of which is “The kitchen maid,” which was painted with the most beautiful rendering of the still life and figure in the scene. It is incredible how he managed to achieve this realism and detail with how soft and delicate the painting is.

His most well known masterpieces was “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” This painting is my personal favourite of his, as it is truly captivating and has a certain glow about it. 

 Vermeer’s was not well known in his community when he was alive, however, he will remain one of the greatest dutch painters of all time.   

Taken from: https://www.biography.com/artist/jan-vermeer, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Girl-with-a-Pearl-Earring-by-Vermeer, and The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich