ArcadópolisJohannes Vermeer
Dutch, 1632–1675. Baroque (Dutch Golden Age)
Johannes Vermeer lived his whole life in Delft and painted very slowly: only about 35 of his works are known. He loved the soft light that comes through a window and falls on quiet scenes of daily life. He used very expensive pigments, such as ultramarine blue made from a precious stone.
10 works in the Museum
Girl with a Pearl Earringc. 1665
The Milkmaidc. 1660
View of Delftc. 1660–1661
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Windowc. 1657–1659
The Astronomerc. 1668
The Lacemakerc. 1669–1670
Woman Holding a Balancec. 1662–1663
Young Woman with a Water Pitcherc. 1662
The Little Streetc. 1658
Woman in Blue Reading a Letterc. 1663
The Arcadópolis Museum has 443 public-domain works in 40 rooms, free to explore in 3D in your browser.