(Click on the Calder icon for a connection to the book, Chasing Vermeer. In fact, it wasn't until about 100 years ago that people begin to appreciate his paintings. He painted only thirty paintings and most people did not enjoy his work. Even though he is a famous painter now, Johannes was not well known when he was living. His pictures have many of the same people in them. (Click on the Froggy icon to hear more about the life of a man with 11 children.)
Just like his father, Johannes was an innkeeper and he worked for a rich family in the village, painting pictures for their home. Unlike some painters, Vermeer was not well-known outside of his little village so he also worked at other jobs to help take care of his family. (Click on the Vermeer icon below to learn more about his work and the village where he lived.) He had to work very hard as he had a wife and eleven children to feed. Chasing Vermeer - Chapter Two and Chapter Three Summary & Analysis Blue Balliett This Study Guide consists of approximately 26 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Chasing Vermeer. Johannes (pronounced Yo-hahn) Vermeer was an artist who lived and worked in Delft, Holland in the late 1500's.
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