Jan vermeer paintings photos

After two or three early history paintings , he concentrated almost entirely on genre works , typically interiors with one or two figures. Vermeer's paintings of the s are generally more popular than his work from the s: in the eyes of some, his later work is colder. Today, 34 paintings are firmly attributed to him, with question marks over a further three.

Vermeer's reputation increased greatly during the latter half of the 20th century, a period during which the number of paintings ascribed to him shrank greatly. No drawings or preparatory paintings are known. Years of creation are only estimates for most of the paintings, and sources often give different, though not widely divergent, estimates.

In addition to the known paintings listed below, historical documents seem to describe at least six other, lost, works. Historical documents such as auction records suggest that Vermeer painted a number of other works, now presumably destroyed, lost to public view, or possibly wrongly attributed to other artists. Contents move to sidebar hide.

Girl with a pearl earring

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