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Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring and More
Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring and More,Johannes Vermeer was a popular Dutch artist. He was not popular in his own time and until the late 1800s. The main reason for this is that he only created a few pieces of artwork for a few Delft clientele. Collector Pieter van Ruijven purchased up to half of Vermeer’s work. Unlike Vermeer, other Dutch artists created hundreds of pieces for a far bigger market. Vermeer’s teacher is unknown, and he appears to have had no students, contributing to his loneliness. The Delft Artists’ Guild recognized him and he swapped ideas with local (especially Pieter de Hooch in the 1650s) and regional painters (for example, Frans van Mieris in Leiden).

Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring and More

Johannes Vermeer was a popular Dutch artist. He was not popular in his own time and until the late 1800s. The main reason for this is that he only created a few pieces of artwork for a few Delft clientele. Collector Pieter van Ruijven purchased up to half of Vermeer’s work. Unlike Vermeer, other Dutch artists created hundreds of pieces for a far bigger market. Vermeer’s teacher is unknown, and he appears to have had no students, contributing to his loneliness. The Delft Artists’ Guild recognized him and he swapped ideas with local (especially Pieter de Hooch in the 1650s) and regional painters (for example, Frans van Mieris in Leiden).