Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder (1628, Haarlem – 1691, Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and the father of Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Younger.
Biography[]
According to the RKD he was the grandson of Janneke Knijff (aunt of Wouter Knijff) and was taught by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet. He was the brother of and the father of Barend and Jan II. He is known for landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael.[1]
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References[]
- ^ Jan Vermeer van Haarlem in the RKD
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Categories:
- 1628 births
- 1691 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age painters
- Dutch male painters
- Dutch landscape painters
- Artists from Haarlem