A painter in his studio - Johannes Vermeer - Framed Picture - 11x14

Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialised in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime.

Vermeer worked slowly and with great care, and frequently used very expensive pigments. He is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work.

Vermeer painted mostly domestic interior scenes.