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By:Daniel R. and Aneesh C.
Paintings
Vermeer was a fabulous painter and one who painted in a classic style. Vermeer was a common painter whose paintings gained fame sfter he died. The gils in his paintings all look very similar. We don't know who is the models or even if he used models. He did oil on canvas paintings and first did portraits and then got into landscapes. There are 36 total paintings that have been found in the world but there might be more?! His life was full of mysteries .
Forgery Paintings
Van Megren was a painter who forged many of Vermeer's paintings. He sold many of the fakes for low prices so more people would buy "the so called Vermeer paintings." He sold one to Adolf Hitler's general.
Fake Paintings Comparison
Van Meegeren
Real Vermeer
What a difference!
Fun Facts
Married Catherina Bolnes and had 15 children
10/31/1632 date of birth
Dies
started to paint portraits
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Vermeer was born in Netherland, Deft.He was born on October 31,1632.Right on Halloween!Spooky!He was also baptised on HAlloween or October 31.
Reynier JAnsz,Vermeer's father was born in 1951 in Delft.In 1615 Jansz,then a silkweafveer married Digna Baltens in Amsterdam.Thry marry on July 18.Reynier was 24 years old.He was admitted into the Guild of Saint Luke in 1631.He died in 1652,October 12.
In 1652,April 20 Vermeer married q Catherina Bolnes in Schipluiden,a small village near Delft.He and Catherina had 15 children together.Fransiscus,Catharina,Cornelia,Maria,Aleydis,Beatrix,Elisabeth,Ignatius,Gertryud,and Johannes Jr.
Vermeer's way of painting `jewelry was coloring it one color then using a stroke of white on the top of it! Wow!Vermeer had an unknown apprentice!
Vermeer's paintings almost always show someone in his family!
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