Vermeer’s household in Delft

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Vermeer’s household in Delft was the family home and domestic setting of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, where he lived and worked while producing many of his renowned paintings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf family home
household
artHistoricalSignificance domestic interior setting for many Vermeer paintings
important site in Dutch Golden Age painting
associatedArtGenre domestic interior scenes
genre painting
associatedArtMovement Dutch Golden Age painting
associatedWith Catharina Bolnes NERFINISHED
Johannes Vermeer NERFINISHED
Maria Thins NERFINISHED
country Dutch Republic
culturalContext Dutch urban domestic life in the 17th century
depictedActivities conversation
domestic chores
letter writing
music making
reading
depictedFeatures domestic furniture
maps and wall hangings
musical instruments
tiled floors
windows with natural light
economicContext middle-class household
influenced later interpretations of Dutch domestic interiors in art history
languageSpoken Dutch
locatedIn Delft NERFINISHED
Holland NERFINISHED
Netherlands
notableResident Catharina Bolnes NERFINISHED
Johannes Vermeer NERFINISHED
Maria Thins NERFINISHED
Vermeer’s children
relatedWorkOfArt Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window NERFINISHED
Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid NERFINISHED
The Concert NERFINISHED
The Lacemaker NERFINISHED
The Love Letter NERFINISHED
The Milkmaid NERFINISHED
The Music Lesson NERFINISHED
Woman Holding a Balance NERFINISHED
Woman with a Pearl Necklace NERFINISHED
religiousContext Catholic household
timePeriod 17th century
usedAs artist’s studio
family residence
usedBy Johannes Vermeer NERFINISHED

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Maria Thins supported Vermeer’s household in Delft