1. Girl with a Flute, probably 1665/1670 National Gallery of Art Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art Oil on Canvas - 16" x 15" (41 x 38 cm) Year: 1667 - 1668 The Geographer, 1669 Vermeer Art in the Classroom Ms Freeman’s class December 12, 2006 Johannes Vermeer of Delft also known as Jan Vermeer or Johannes van der Meer

2. Born in 1632 in Delft in The Netherlands His father was a silk weaver and an art dealer Live in Delft all of his life Painted only ~35 works! Was not famous during his life Known for genre paintings Johannes Vermeer

3. Vermeer: 'View of Delft', oil on canvas, 96,5 x 115,7 cm. Copyright Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague.

4. THE LACEMAKER by Jan Vermeer 1632-1675 Genre painting Use of light Careful planning Johannes Vermeer of Delft also known as Jan Vermeer or Johannes van der Meer

5. Genre paintings show scenes of everyday lifeeveryday life Ordinary people engaged in common activities. Main character is engaged in everyday activity: - reading a letter - pouring out milk Small acts of everyday life showing drama of the subject's life The Milkmaid, 1658Girl Reading a Letter Genre paintings

6. The Art of Painting, 1665 A Lady Writing,1665, Woman Holding a Balance,1664 National Gallery of Art Light - Fills the scene - Often enters from a window - Often from the left side of the canvas - Were all paintings created in a corner of the same room? Shows how light illuminates objects

7. Officer and Laughing Girl Careful planning Each object has meaning - Map on wall maps were very expensive, and to own such a map = wealth and education

8. Girl With Pearl Earring, 1665 Rich colors: oriental turban silk garments Dutch attained most of their wealth through merchant trade with the east.

9. THE LACEMAKER by Jan Vermeer 1632-1675 Genre painting Use of light Careful planning Johannes Vermeer of Delft also known as Jan Vermeer or Johannes van der Meer

10. Genre painting Engaged in daily activity Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664, National Gallery of Art

11. Light flows from a window, highlights her hand, sleeve, face It washes across the wall, revealing a painting In the center hangs a balance, empty but for the light itself Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664, National Gallery of Art Light

12. Her finger is the central point in the picture Careful planning

13. Balance point of scales is exactly at the center of the painting The woman’s hands, jewelry and tabletop form a pyramid This imaginary pyramid supports the woman's hand and encloses the balance

14. Thick and thin paints were used to show light on different textures The face is painted with tiny brushstrokes and finely ground paint Paint on the sleeve changes from thin to thick, as the highlights vary from soft to intense. The texture of wool is achieved by dragging a layer of coarse orange paint over yellow paint,leaving an irregular edge.

15. Johannes Vermeer, A Lady Writing, c. 1665. oil on canvas A Lady Writing is featured in a popular children's book about Johannes Vermeer. Chasing Vermmer by Blue Balliett

16. Draw an indoors genre picture Make light come through a window/door What could we use for a genre picture? -Reading -Playing piano -Cooking -Talking on the phone -Working on the computer -Going to bed -Playing The Milkmaid, 1658The Art of Painting, 1665Girl with the Red Hat 1665/1666 Art in the Classroom: Vermeer Activity