Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch Baroque painter in the mid-1600s. Baroque art is known for its rich, deep color, great drama, and intense light and dark shadows.
Most of his paintings are used with the Pointillé technique. Similar to engraving or embossing, Pointillé is when the artist manually punches dots on a surface so that it creates a pattern.
Vermeer's art career began working as an apprentice in Delft, his home town. He taught himself how to paint. However, some scholars believe that he "was trained under the Catholic painter
December 29, 1653- Vermeer became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, a trade association for serious artists.
Vermeer was a slow worker, only completing three paintings a year. A few years after he became a member of the Guild, he was elected head of the Guild (1662, 1663, 1670, and 1671).
Towards the end of his career, Vermeer was known as a respected artist and an established craftsman in Delft.
Today, Vermeer's art work is shown all over the world. Some of Vermeer's artwork is now at The Met.
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