Vermeer and the Delft School

[Jesse_James]

I have a few questions to answer for an office cometition. Does anyone have any ideas about the answeres please Question 1:.....In what year was Vermeer born? Answer 1:..........a. 1362.....b. 1632.....c. 1623 Question 2:.....What was the name of Vermeer's wife? Answer 2:..........a. Catharina.....b. Maria.....c. Emily Question 3:.....Which museum has Vermeer and the Delft School been shown at before coming to London? Answer 3:..........a. The Louvre.....b. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.....c. The Guggenheim Question 4:.....In no more than 50 words describe the 'essence of Vermeer'

[mother]

1. 1632 2. Catharina 3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 4. His work displays a level of artistic mastery in its consummate illusion of reality. Vermeer's figures are often reticent and inactive, which imparts an evocative air of solemnity and mystery to his paintings

[SIMONGR]

There's an article on Vermeer at article 1072