All the oil paintings of Johannes Vermeer

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ID	Image	Painting(From A to Z)	Details
95956		A Lady Seated at a Virginal	circa 1672(1672) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 51,5 x 45,5 cm cyf
93234		A lady writing.	c. 1665-1666 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 45 x 39.9 cm (17.7 x 15.7 in) cjr
61439		A Young Woman Seated at the Virginal with a painting of Dirck van Baburen in the background	A Young Woman Seated at the Virginal (1670) with a painting of Dirck van Baburen in the background
76818		Art of Painting	The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, is a famous 17th century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. Many art historians believe that it is an allegory of painting, hence the alternative title of the painting. It is the largest and most complex of all of Vermeer's works. The painting is famous for being one of Vermeer's favourites, and is also a fine example of the optical style of painting, offering a realistic visual depiction of the scene and especially the effects of light streaming through the windows on various elements of the painting. cyf
57299		Astronomers	mk255 for in 1668. 0.51 x 0.45 meters canvas. Paris, the Louvre
67851		Brieflesendes Madchen am offenen Fenster	Technique Deutsch: Öl auf Leinwand English: Oil on canvas Current location Deutsch: Gemäldegalerie Deutsch: Dresden Notes Deutsch: Genremalerei
68479		Christ in the House of Martha and Mary	before 1655(1655) Oil on canvas 160 ?? 142 cm (62.99 ?? 55.91 in)
70738		Christ in the House of Martha and Mary	Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *160 ?? 142 cm
31779		Details of Mistress and maid	mk76 Painted probable between 1665 and 1670 Oil on canvas 35 1/2x31in
89456		Frauenportrat	1655-1660 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 82 x 65 cm cjr
31778		Girl interrupted at her music	mk76 Painted c.1660 Oil on canvas 15 1/2x17 1/2in
93312		Girl interrupted at her music.	c. 1658-1661 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 39.4 x 44.5 cm (15.5 x 17.5 in) cjr
67860		Girl reading a letter by an open window	Technique Deutsch: Öl auf Leinwand English: Oil on canvas Dimensions English: 83 x 64.5 cm
70919		Girl reading a letter by an open window	English: Oil on canvas Dimensions English: 83 x 64.5 cm
93265		Girl with a flute.	circa 1665-1670 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 20 x 17.5 cm (7.9 x 6.9 in) cjr
61433		Girl with a Pearl Earring,	Girl with a Pearl Earring, known as the "Mona Lisa of the North"
94894		Girl with the Wine Glass	circa 1659-1660 Medium oil on canvas cyf
57300		Lace embroidery woman	mk255 for in the years 1669-1670. 0.24 x 0.21 meters canvas. Paris, the Louvre
61434		Milkmaid	Milkmaid (1658-1660)
31780		Mistress and maid	mk76 Painted probable between 1665 and 1670 Oil on canvas 35 1/2x31in
61437		Officer and a Laughing Girl,	Officer and a Laughing Girl, 1657-59
72124		Private Collection	1655; Oil on Canvas; 40x32
32554		Recreation by our Gallery	mk79
73733		saint praxedis	1655; Oil on Canvas; 40x32; Private Collection cyf
92484		Study of a young woman	c. between 1665(1665) and 1667(1667) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 44.5 X 40 cm (17.5 X 15.7 in) cjr
81883		The Art of Painting	1666(1666) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 120 x 100 cm cyf
75056		The Art of Painting,	The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, is a famous 17th century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer. Many art historians believe that it is an allegory of painting, hence the alternative title of the painting. It is the largest and most complex of all of Vermeer's works. The painting is famous for being one of Vermeer's favourites, and is also a fine example of the optical style of painting, offering a realistic visual depiction of the scene and especially the effects of light streaming through the windows on various elements of the painting. cjr
86121		The Concert	Date c. 1664(1664) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 72,5 x 64,7 cm cjr
92511		The concert.	c. 1663-1666 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 72.5 X 64.7 cm (28.5 X 25.5 in) cjr
61435		The Girl with a Wine Glass,	The Girl with a Wine Glass, 1660
61438		The Little Street,	The Little Street, 1657/58
42722		The Schilderconst	MK169 ca. 1670 Cloth 120x100cm
72137		The Wine Glass	c. 1660-1661 Oil on canvas 65 X 77 cm (25.59 X 30.31 in)
61436		View of Delft,	View of Delft, 1660-61
70647		View on Delft.	Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *96.5 ?? 117.5 cm
73751		Wine Glass	Medium English: Oil on canvas Deutsch: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions 65 X 77 cm (25.59 X 30.31 in) cyf
41516		Woman Reading a Letter	mk164 c.1663-64
93311		Woman with a lute.	c. 1662-1664 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 51.4 x 45.7 cm (20.2 x 18 in) cjr
67861		Youg woman playing a guitar	Technique Oil on canvas Dimensions 53 X 46.3 cm
70621		Youg woman playing a guitar	Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *53 ?? 46.3 cm
90152		Young Woman with a Water Pitcher	ca. 1662 Oil on canvas; 18 x 16 in. cjr

Johannes Vermeer
One of the most talented painters in the Dutch Golden Age , 1632-1675 was a Dutch Baroque painter who specialized in exquisite, domestic interior scenes of ordinary life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime. He seems never to have been particularly wealthy, perhaps because he produced relatively few paintings, leaving his wife and children in debt at his death. Vermeer worked slowly and with great care, using bright colours, sometimes expensive pigments, with a preference for cornflower blue. He is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work. What strikes in most of his paintings is a certain love, which easily could be called a love sickness, for the people and the objects in his paintings. He created a world more perfect than any he had witnessed. After having been virtually forgotten for nearly one hundred years,