Vermeer never really became a famous artist until his work was rediscovered and when that happened he grew and was known as one of the best artist during the Golden Age.
Vermeer most likely taught himself but different scholars think he was trained by the Catholics.
Throughout his life he was a part of a guild and he was even elected as the head of the guild four times. One unique thing about Vermeer was that he always created his work to sell so his house never actually had any of his painting in it, nothing to show. Even after Vermeer ran out of money he was still painting which may seem surprising but he was actually supplied with paint from a collector. Only three of Vermeer’s paintings were dated which came as a surprise because most artist
Vermeer most likely taught himself but different scholars think he was trained by the Catholics.
Throughout his life he was a part of a guild and he was even elected as the head of the guild four times. One unique thing about Vermeer was that he always created his work to sell so his house never actually had any of his painting in it, nothing to show. Even after Vermeer ran out of money he was still painting which may seem surprising but he was actually supplied with paint from a collector. Only three of Vermeer’s paintings were dated which came as a surprise because most artist