Complete Vermeer Links

The following is a list of every know Vermeer-related site on the Internet. If any interesting sites have not been listed, please inform us and we will add them immediately. Sites of museums which possess Vermeer paintings can be viewed by clicking here.

four stars **** must be visited, excellent
three stars *** of some interest

Vermeer's Life and Work

Was Vermeer's "The Little Street" in Delft at Nieuwe Langendijk 22-26?
a study of the real location of Vermeer's painting ***

Vermeer's Palette
alook at the seventeenth-century Dutch master's everyday palette and painting techniques ****

Vermeer 1996, Mauritshuis Museum
bootleg photos of the Vermeer exhibition in the Hague

OCAIW: Orazio Centaro's Art Images on the Web
excellent on-line art image resource of painting, sculpture, architecture and photography, with more than 250 images of Vermeer's paintings ****

Catch Your Eye!
a very personal site of Vermeer's work by a Japanese enthusiast, it is a pleasure to find such devotion ****

Private lectures about Vermeer
visit the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam with Vermeer and Delft expert Kees Kaldenbach ****

My Studio: Vermeer
one of the first and best web sites dedicated to Vermeer, excellent imagesand detailsof all of Vermeer's paintings,elegant graphics ****

Addresses of Patron and Artists in Vermeer's Time
a map with addresses of artists and patrons in Delft ****

Johannes Vermeer-The Art of Painting
an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Johannes Vermeer
a review of the Washington Vermeer exhibition by Mark Harden ***

"View of Delft" by Johannes Vermeer
a guided tour of the painting ****

Glazing in the Art of Johannes Vermeer
an explanation of the old-master painting technique known as "glazing" in Vermeer's art ****

Vermeer's Camera
ample documentation of Vermeer's use of the camera obscura ****

Oh yes it is! Oh no it’s not! an article by Martin Bailey about the uncertain "Baron Rolin Vermeer" exhibited at the Metropolitan exhibition "Vermeer and the School of Delft " ****

Rediscovery: A 36th Vermeer?
an article about the paint analysis "Baron Rolin Vermeer" which suggeststhat the painting, which has been dismissed for 50 years, may be by the master****

CGFA- Vermeer
images of Vermeer' paintings ***

Johannes Vermeer: Study and Data
information on Vermeer in English and Japanese

A Flight over Delft in 1669
a virtual bird's eye view of Delft ****

Vermeer's Camera
(expanded)an in-depth study of Vermeer's camera obscura with projected drawings of the rooms he painted ***

Jan Vermeer on the Internet
images and information about Vermeer's painting

Rediscovery: A 36th Vermeer?
an article in Art Newspaper.com by Martin Bailey discussing a painting in the Baron Rolin Collection ***

Struycken on Vermeer
Struycken, a Dutch abstract painter, talks about Vermeer

The Art/Museums: The Age of Vermeer at the Metropolitan
areview of the New York exhibition by Carter B. Horsley

A Walk Through Historical Drawings of the South Gate of Delft
a virtualQuick-Time view of historical Delft ****

VERMEER
information about Vermeer

Reflections of a Master: The Mystery of Vermeer
a transcript of a conversation between Arthur Wheelock and journalist Paul Solomon

Jan van Meer: Library of Congress Citations
bibliography of Vermeer

The Vermeer Art Gallery
images and information about Vermeer

Vermeer- Genius Ignored
information about Vermeer

The Ships in the "View of Delft"
a study of the ships and barges which appear in Vermeer's "View of Delft" ****

Woman Holding a Balance
a special study ofVermeer's painting in the National Gallery, Washington D.C. ***

Girl With a Pearl Earring
site of Tracy Chevalier's novel about a Vermeer painting

Vermeer Family - Surname List - Generated by Personal Ancestral
Vermeer's ancestors ****

About Vermeer
ageneral Vermeer site, hand-painted copies of Vermeer's paintings can be purchased ***

Smithsonian Museum Vermeer Page
an article regarding the Vermeer exhibition held in 1994 in Washington D.C.

Dutch Artist Jan Vermeer: Master of Light
brief overview of Vermeer

Misc.

IN THE LIGHT OF VERMEER
American-born contemporary painter who works in the manner of Vermeer, unique ****

PHOTOGRAPHS OF HOLLAND
Pieter Haringsma presents a sizable number of truly evocative photographs of Holland. His unique way of looking reveals some hidden treasures of his hometown Delft. ****

delft a

delft b

delft c

George Deem: Vermeer Interiors.
for more than 30 years, Deem has dedicated himself to the work of the masters throughout art history, this solo show reveals Deem's particular interest in Vermeer ****

The Magic Mirror of Life: An Appreciation of the Camera Obscura
a site dedicated to the camera obscura which Vermeer and other artists of histimes are believed to have used ****

The Camera Obscura : Aristotle to Zahn
the history of the camera obscura ****

The Sky in a Room
how to build your own camera obscura ****

Carillon Art in the Low Countries
history and function of the carillons in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft ***

Einzelne Künstler
excellent German resource for online painting sites ***

Art and Optics
an evaluation of Hockney's theories regarding the use of the camera obscura ****

Clavichord and Harpsichord WebRing
a web ring of sites dedicated to the clavichord and harpsichord

Arcadia Early Music Resources
early music archive, music history resources, music history links, score software resources and music courses ****

Delft Blue
a study of Delft workshops which fabricated the world-famous porcelain ****

HENRI MATISSE: LIFE AND WORK
One of the great modern painting masters. This site povides and excellent in-depth view of the French Master with hundreds of high-quality digital images.

ART COLLECTING.co.uk
Art Collecting.co.uk is a public interest website focused on art the intricacies and delights of art collecting. It contains more than 80 articles which cover a wide range of subjects. New articles are being added and it is possible to subscribe to the site's newsletter as well. ****

Links for Students of History and the Social Sciences at the Virginia Wesleyan College (Professor Dan Graf's Home Page)

HISTOFORUM
history and teaching of history site ***

Rough Guide.Com
Delft Tourism

The Van Meegeren Trial
the trial ofthe Vermeer forger,Hans van Meegeren ****

Ultimate Savers: Jan Vermeer
Vermeer screen savers

Free Johannes Vermeer Screen Saver
screen savers of Vermeer's painting

Educeth: Teaching and Learning
educational resources of the Swiss Institute of Technology

Dennis Paul Himes Home Page

Giorgio Ortona

disegni e dipinti

Slightly Off the Beaten Track

Commemorative Stamps of the Mauritshuis Vermeer Exhibition
documentation of the souvenir-sheet issued for the Vermeer exhibit ****

Online Puzzle of the Little Street
a jig-saw puzzle you can do online! ****

Online Puzzle of the View of Delft
the same as above, but of a different painting! ****

Solving an Astrological Puzzle: The Mystery of Vermeer's Birth
for those who are interested in astrological coincidences

Deshima Stamp Sellers
stamps with the Girl with a Pearl Earring and the Art of Painting can be viewed or bought

Lace Stamps of the World
a stamp of Vermeer's Lacemaker

Vermeer- Artist in Studio Jigsaw Puzzle
a jigsaw puzzle of the Artist in His Studio

A Vermeer Cartoon
a cartoon of The Milkmaid by Chris Maden

Vermeer Playing Cards
Vermeer playing cards, unfortunately out of stock

The Paintland Vermeers
were created on February 22, 1996. The team was created to honor the work of the painter Jan Vermeer.

The Broken Palette
a place for art resources, information and Clare's attempts at art and photography