Johannes Vermeer and Quiet Intimacy

Johannes Vermeer

A leading painter of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age. Specializing in genre paintings depicting middle-class interior scenes of daily life, his work is characterized by light filtering through windows, color, perspective, and a serene spatial structure. With only about 35 to 36 surviving works, it is believed he spent a long time on each piece. In addition to painting, he worked as an art dealer and appraiser, spending almost his entire life in Delft. Masterpieces include "Girl with a Pearl Earring," "The Milkmaid," "View of Delft," "The Geographer," and "The Art of Painting." Although long forgotten after his death, he was rediscovered in the 19th century and is now considered one of the defining figures of Dutch painting.

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Year	Johannes Vermeer
1632	Birth of Johannes Vermeer (Period: October 31, 1632 (Baptismal date; exact date of birth unknown), Location: Delft (Netherlands)) Birth and baptism in Delft (Johannes Vermeer, Period: October 31, 1632, Location: Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) in Delft (Dutch Republic))
1641	Family life at his father's inn "Mechelen" (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 8 years old, Period: c. 1641, Location: Markt Square in Delft)
1652	Death of his father, Reijnier Jansz Vermeer (Age: 19 years old, Period: October 1652, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1653	Relocation to the home of Catharina Bolnes's family (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 20 years old, Period: 1653 onwards, Location: Delft, Oude Langendijk) Marriage (Johannes Vermeer, Catharina Bolnes, Age: 20 years old, Period: April 20, 1653, Location: Catholic church in Schipluiden (near Delft)) Joining the Guild of Saint Luke (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 21 years old, Period: December 29, 1653, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1656	Creation of major works in the late 1650s (Age: 23 years old, Period: c. 1656–1659, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1660	Establishment of reputation in the Delft art world (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 27 years old, Period: 1660s, Location: Delft (Netherlands)) Creation of "View of Delft" (Age: 27 years old, Period: c. 1660–1661, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1662	Election as an officer of the Guild of Saint Luke (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 29 years old, Period: 1662, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1665	Second Anglo-Dutch War (Age: 32 years old, Period: 1665–1667, Location: North Sea, English Channel, surrounding areas of North America and West Indies, etc.) Creation of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Age: 32 years old, Period: c. 1665, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1668	Creation of "The Astronomer / The Geographer" (Age: 35 years old, Period: c. 1668, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1670	Creation of "The Allegory of Faith" (Age: 37 years old, Period: c. 1670–1674, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1672	Franco-Dutch War (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1672–1678, Location: Dutch Republic, France, Spanish Netherlands, Rhineland, etc.) The "Disaster Year" (Rampjaar) of 1672 (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1672, Location: Dutch Republic) Visit to The Hague for art authentication (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 39 years old, Period: 1672, Location: The Hague (Netherlands)) Financial deterioration in later years (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 39 years old, Period: 1672–1675, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1674	Joining the civic guard (Johannes Vermeer, Age: 41 years old, Period: 1674, Location: Delft (Netherlands))
1675	Death of Johannes Vermeer (Age: 43 years old, Period: December 15, 1675)

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