Vermeer

[ ver-meer; Dutch vuh r-meyr ]

/ vərˈmɪər; Dutch vərˈmeɪr /

Jan

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

Example sentences from the Web for vermeer

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

Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes? |Tom Sykes |October 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At the risk of spoiling the end of the movie for readers, but the title is accurate—Tim paints a Vermeer.

Can You Paint Like Johannes Vermeer, Too? |Andrew Romano |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In the film, Tim says he is 90 percent convinced that Vermeer used a device like his.

Can You Paint Like Johannes Vermeer, Too? |Andrew Romano |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Think about thinking about the kind of effect that Vermeer created—just that leap is enormous.

Can You Paint Like Johannes Vermeer, Too? |Andrew Romano |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

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

Can You Paint Like Johannes Vermeer, Too? |Andrew Romano |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
This is precisely what we know of Jan Vermeer of Delft, in which city—oddly enough—there is not a single canvas of his.

Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker
The artist with whom Vermeer has the closest affinity is De Hooch.

A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools |Various
This picture, apart from its beauty, is interesting as an illustration of the innovating courage of Vermeer.

A Wanderer in Holland |E. V. Lucas
They are marvellous portraits; they are as smooth as a Vermeer, as definite as a Hals; as brooding and moving as a Rembrandt.

When Winter Comes to Main Street |Grant Martin Overton
In 1696 there were 21 pictures of Vermeer sold at public auction in Amsterdam.

Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker

Vermeer

/ (vɛəˈmɪə, Dutch vərˈmeːr) /

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