Johannes Vermeer Paintings
Famous Artists · Dutch Golden Age
Johannes Vermeer
31 October 1632, Delft — 15 December 1675, Delft
Quiet rooms, falling light and the most famous glance in art. Every painting below is 100% hand-painted in oils on canvas, from $299 with free delivery Australia-wide.
About Vermeer & our reproductions
The life
The Dutch school of the seventeenth century painted, in effect, a documentary of every aspect of daily life — and Vermeer was its quietest master. He specialised in interior scenes, most often a single room lit from the left by two windows, with a tiled floor and a map-hung wall, his subjects absorbed in their tasks with a calm, contemplative detachment.
To achieve his uncanny precision he experimented with a camera obscura, projecting the scene before him and painting it with meticulous patience. Home life was anything but still — he and his wife Catharina raised eleven children in Delft. He left barely three dozen paintings, and nearly every one, from Girl with a Pearl Earring to The Milkmaid, is a miracle of stillness.
Our reproductions
Every Vermeer reproduction at Direct Art Australia is 100% hand-painted in oils on artist canvas by professional artists — never a print. His pearly light and soft-focus edges are achieved with patient glazing — the slowest, most rewarding work we do. You approve photographs of your painting before it ships, and delivery is free Australia-wide.
Can’t find the Vermeer you’re after? We can hand-paint any of his works on request — just ask for a quote.
