Jan Vermeer van Haarlem
Illustration — Landscape with farm animals and peasants Jan Vermeer van Haarlem, or Jan van der Meer II (1656 – May 28, 1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem. A landscape painter primarily, he was baptized there on November 29, 1656.
Also recorded as Jan van der Meer II · Jan Vermeer van Haarlem II · Jan Vermeer van Haarlem III · Jan, III Vandermeer
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem
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- Born
- 1656 · Haarlem.
- Died
- 1705 · Haarlem.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · printmaker · artist
- Fields
- landscape
- Known for
- The Sleeping Shepherd
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Landscape with farm animals and peasants Jan Vermeer van Haarlem, or Jan van der Meer II (1656 – May 28, 1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Haarlem. A landscape painter primarily, he was baptized there on November 29, 1656.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam and Haarlem. Works named in the authority record are The Sleeping Shepherd. Work by Jan Vermeer van Haarlem is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Nationalmuseum and Rijksmuseum.
According to the RKD he was taught by his father, the landscape painter Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder and became a follower of Nicolaes Berchem. He was the brother of the painters Isaac and Barend, and married the sister of Cornelis Dusart. He seems to have spent some time in Amsterdam but was back in Haarlem in 1681-1683 where he married and joined the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. He is known for italianate landscapes in the manner of his father and Berchem, and signed his works "J v der meer de jonge" (Jan van der Meer the Younger).
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Jan van der Meer II, Jan Vermeer van Haarlem II, Jan Vermeer van Haarlem III, Jan, III Vandermeer and Jan, III Vandermer. His recorded language was Dutch.
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1656
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem was born on 29 November 1656.
1705
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem died on 28 May 1705.
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