Episode Synopsis "7. Johannes Vermeer"

Although today he is known as the "Master of Light," Johannes Vermeer is also referred to as the "Sphinx of Delft" because there is so little we truly know about him. In fact, he and his paintings remained in relative obscurity for almost 200 years until an art critic discovered his works in 1866. In this episode, we'll learn a bit about Johannes (or Jan) Vermeer. We'll also discuss his most famous work, the Girl with a Pearl Earring.

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More episodes of the podcast Masterpiece Makers

• 25 . Vincent van Gogh
• 24. Paul Cézanne
• 23. Mary Cassatt
• 22. Berthe Morisot
• 21. Pierre-Auguste Renoir
• 20. Claude Monet
• 19. Edgar Degas
• 18. Édouard Manet
• 17. John Everett Millais
• 16. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
• 15. Henry Osawwa Tanner
• 14. Jean-Francois Millet
• 13. JMW Turner
• 12. Francisco de Goya
• 11. Angelica Kauffman
• 10. Jacques-Louis David
• 9. Jean-Honoré Fragonard
• 8. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
• 7. Johannes Vermeer
• 6. Rembrandt van Rijn
• 5. Albrecht Dürer
• 4. Raphael
• 3. Michelangelo
• 2. Leonardo da Vinci
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