Complete Interactive Vermeer Catalogue: 1653-1675

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DIANA AND HER COMPANIONS

c. 1653-1656
oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 41 3/8 in. (98.5 x 105 cm.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van
Schilderijen Mauritshuis
, The Hague
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temporary exhibition:
1 April 2010 – 1 August 2010, Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Young Vermeer

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Christ in the House of Martha and mary, Johannes Vermeer

CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF
MARTHA AND MARY

c. 1654-1655
oil on canvas
63 x 53 7/8 in. (160 x 142 cm.)
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
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temporary exhibition:
1 April 2010 – 1 August 2010, Mauritshuis, The Hague: The Young Vermeer

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the Procuress, Johannes Vermeer

THE PROCURESS

1656
oil in canvas
56 1/2 x 51 1/8 in. (143 x 130 cm.)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery), Dresden
museum contact
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A Maid Asleep, Johannes Vermeer

A MAID ASLEEP

c. 1657
oil on canvas
34 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. (87.6 x 76.5 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
museum contact
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A Girl Reading a letter by an Open Window, Johannes Vermeer

A GIRL READING A LETTER
BY AN OPEN WINDOW

c. 1657-1659
oil on canvas
32 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (83 x 64.5 cm.)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
(Old Masters Picture Gallery)
, Dresden
museum contact
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The Little Street, Johannes Vermeer

THE LITTLE STREET

c. 1657-1661
oil on canvas
21 1/16 x 17 1/8 in. (53.5 c 43.5 cm.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Officer and laughing Girl, Johannes Vermeer

OFFICER AND LAUGHING GIRL

c. 1655-1660
oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (50.5 x 46 cm.)
Frick Collection, New York
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temporary exhibition:
Sept. 10 - Nov. 29, 2009
Metroplitan Museum of Art, New York: Vermeer’s Masterpiece, "The Milkmaid"

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The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer

THE MILKMAID

c. 1658-1661
oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 16 in. (45.45 x 40.6 cm.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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The Glass of Wine

THE GLASS OF WINE

c. 1658-1660
oil on canvas
25 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. (65 x 77 cm.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Gemäldegalerie
, Berlin
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GGirl with a Wineglass, Johannes Vermeer

THE GIRL WITH A GLASS OF WINE

c.1659-1660
oil on canvas
30 3/4 x 26 1/8 in. (78 x 67 cm.
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick
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Girl Interrupted in her Music, Johannes vermeer

GIRL INTERRUPTED IN HER MUSIC

c. 1658-1661
oil on canvas
28 7/8 x 25 3/8 in. (73.3 x 44.4 cm.)
Frick Collection, New York
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View of Delft, Johannes Vermeer

VIEW OF DELFT

c.1660-1661
oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (98.5 x 117.5 cm.
Koninklijk Kabinet van
Schilderijen Mauritshuis
, The Hague
museum contact
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The Music Lesson, Johannes Vermeer

THE MUSIC LESSON

c. 1662-1664
oil on canvas
28 7/8 x 25 3/8 in. (73.3 x 64.5 cm.)
The Royal Collecion, The Windsor Castle
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Woma in Blue Reading a Letter, Johannes Vermeer

WOMAN IN BLUE READING A LETTER

c. 1662-1665
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (46.5 x 38 cm.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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temporary exhibition:
11 March - 1 June 2009
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Woman Holding a Balance

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Woman Holding a balance, Johannes Vermeer

WOMAN HOLDING A BALANCE

c. 1622-1665
oil on canvas
stretcher size: 16 3/4 x 15 in. (42.5 x 38 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer

YOUNG WOMAN WITH
A WATER PITCHER

c. 1662-1665
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Woman with a Lute, Johannes Vermeer

WOMAN WITH A LUTE

c. 1662-1664
oil on canvas
20 1/4 x 18 in. (51.4 x 45.7 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Woman with a Pearl Necklace, Johannes Vermeer

WOMAN WITH A PEARL NECKLACE

c.1662-1665
oil on canvas
21 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. (55 x 45 cm.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Gemäldegalerie
, Berlin
museum contact
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A Lady Writing, Johannes Vermeer

A LADY WRITING

c. 1665-1666
oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (45 x 39.9 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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Girl with a Red Hat, Johannes Vermeer

GIRL WITH A RED HAT

c. 1665-1667
oil on panel
support: 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (23.2 x 18.1 cm.)
painted surface: 9 x 7 1/16 in. (22.8 x 18 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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Girl with a Flute, Johannes Vermeer

GIRL WITH A FLUTE

(attributed to Vermeer)
c. 1665-1670
oil on panel
7 7/8 x 7 in. (20 x 17.8 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
museum contact
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Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer

THE GIRL WITH
A PEARL EARRING

c. 1665- 1667
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (46.5 x 40 cm.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van
Schilderijen Mauritshuis
, The Hague
museum contact

Vermeer's Concert was stolen in March 18, 1990 and has not been recovered. If you have any information contact the F.B.I. Art Theft Program or click here.

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The Concert, Johannes Vermeer

THE CONCERT

c. 1663-1666
oil on canvas
28 1/2 x x25 2 in. (72.5 x 64.7 cm.)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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The Art of painting, Johannes Vermeer

THE ART OF PAINTING

c. 1662- 1668
oil on canvas
47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in. (120 X 100 cm.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Study of a Young Girl, Johannes, Vermeer

STUDY OF A YOUNG WOMAN

c. 1665–1674
oil on canvas
17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (44.5 x 40 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman,
in memory of Theodore Rousseau Jr
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Mistress and maid, Johannes Vermeer

MISTRESS AND MAID

c. 1666-1667
oil on canvas
35 1/2 x 31 in. (90.2 x 78.7 cm.)
Frick Collection, New York
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temporary exhibitions:
October 12, 2008 - September 6, 2009 Atlanta, Georgia exhibition: The Louvre and the Masterpiece

18 October 2009 - 10 January, 2010
Minneapolis, Minnesota: The Louvre and the Masterpiece

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The Astronomer, Johannes Vermeer

THE ASTRONOMER

1668
oil on canvas
19 3/8 x 17 3/4 in. (50 x 45 cm.
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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Geographer, Johannes Vermeer

THE GEOGRAPHER

c.1668-1669
oil on canvas
20 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (53 x 46.6 cm.)
Städelsches Kunstinstitut,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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temporary exhibition:
February 28 – June 14, 2009, Tokyo, Japan: The Louvre Museum Exhibition: 17th Century European Masterpieces

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The Lacemaker, Johannes Vermeer

THE LACEMAKER

c.1669-1671
oil on canvas
9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (24.5 x 21 cm.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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temporary exhibitions:
May 9 - September 13, 2009 Vancouver, Canada
Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum

October 7, 2009 – February 7, 2010
Pinacothèque de Paris , Paris, France: The Dutch Golden Age: From Rembrandt to Vermeer

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The Love Letter, Johannes, Vermeer

THE LOVE LETTER

c. 1667-1670
oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (44 x 38.5.cm)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
museum contact
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The Guitar Player, Johannes, Vermeer

THE GUITAR PLAYER

c. 1670-1672
oil on canvas
20 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (53 x 46.3 cm.)
Kenwood House English Heritage
as Trustees of the Iveagh Bequest
, England
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A Lady Writing with her maid, Johannes, Vermeer

LADY WRITING A LETTER
WITH HER MAID

c. 1670-1671
oil on canvas
28 x 23 in. (71.1 x 58.4 cm.)
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
museum contact
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The Allegory of Faith, Johannes Vermeer

ALLEGORY OF FAITH

c. 1670- 1674
oil on canvas
54 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Michael Friedsam
museum contact
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A Lady Standing at the Virginal, Johannes, Vermeer

A LADY STANDING AT A VIRGINAL

c. 1670-1673
oil on canvas
20 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (51.7 x 45.2 cm.)
National Gallery, London
museum contact
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A Lady Seated at the irginal, Johannes, Vermeer

A LADY SEATED AT A VIRGINAL

c. 1670-1675
oil on canvas
20 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (51.5 x 45.5 cm.)
National Gallery, London
museum contact

The painting is temporarily on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from:
January 29 – June , 2009

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A Young Woman Seated at a Virginals, Johannes Vermeer

A YOUNG WOMAN
SEATED AT THE VIRGINALS

c.1670
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.2 x 20 cm.)

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TITLES: Over the years, scholars and museums have given a number of titles to each of Vermeer's paintings. For the sake of uniformity, the titles used in this catalogue are those found in Arthur K. Wheelock's catalogue of Vermeer and the Art of Painting (pp. 169 -186).

DATING: Since very few of Vermeer's paintings were dated by his own hand, the dates proposed in this catalogue are a distillation of those estimated by two contemporary Vermeer scholars: Walter Liedtke and Arthur Wheelock. To resolve discrepancies among them, a range of their dates for each painting has been indicated.

A table of the dates advanced by other important Vermeer scholars can be found at: Dating Vermeer's Paintings.

ATTRIBUTION: There are thirty-four paintings which scholars overwhelmingly agree should be attributed to Johannes Vermeer.

A thirty-fifth, Young Girl with a Flute at the National Gallery in Washington, DC, was likely begun by Vermeer but finished or restored by another; its lack of Vermeer's characteristic refinement has discouraged some scholars from making a firm attribution.

For an informed discussion of this painting, see Arthur Wheelock's article, Young Girl with a Flute, in the catalogue of the 1995-1996 National Gallery of Art Johannes Vermeer Exhibition, pages 204-207 and the catalogue entry of Walter Liedtke's Vermeer: The Complete Paintings, pp. xxx-xxx.

The former Baron Rolin A Young Woman Seated at the Virginal s (temporarily housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art) has been included in this catalogue since a committee of notable Vermeer scholars has recently proposed it as a secure addition to Vermeer's limited oeuvre. Not all scholars, however, are in agreement.

Another painting, St. Praxedis, has generated much controversy over the last 20 years as a possible addition to Vermeer's oeuvre. However, an overwhelming consensus among scholars has emerged recently against the inclusion of this work as a genuine Vermeer.


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