Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. During his lifetime he was a moderately successful provincial genre painter, recognized in Delft and The Hague, and produced relatively few paintings, earning his living primarily as an art dealer.
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a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life
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Dutch painter (1632-1675)
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He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age.
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Dutch Golden Age, Baroque
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