Johannes Vermeer is an inspiration to many thanks to his stunning portraits which helped to lift the Dutch School movement to a new level. The likes of Rembrandt added further contributions which culminated in some of the most significant work in art history and it remains a period which Dutch art fans are particularly proud about.
Vermeer himself did take on several different artistic topics during his career besides just the portraits that he is best known for. There were also landscape paintings from various Flemish locations, including the city of his birth, Delft. Vermeer himself was actually lost in our memories for a long period after his lifetime before something sparked a return to the huge interest in his career which continues onwards today.
Girl with a Pearl Earring has been featured excessive by the international media and this has meant that the Vermeer name has never been that far from our thoughts. His accurate portrayals of life at that time have also helped historians to receive visual clues as to many aspects of life in Flemish areas at that time and the level of detail which the artist used in much of his work meant that there was much to learn here.
By comparing these historical paintings with what else we know of that era, historians were able to be confident that Vermeer's portrayals were indeed accurate and therefore valuable in the conclusions that could be drawn from them. Art has long since held great benefits to historians as well as art fans and the best work has generally been cared for very well over centuries, so that it’s use remains strong.
There are today countless numbers of fans across the art world who have purchased print and painting reproductions of classic Vermeer works, and these continue to impress many despite the influx of more modern artistic styles over more recent centuries. There now appears enough room for many different approaches to be enjoyed and much depends on the age of the art fan as to what they prefer at that time. The Dutch School also remains much loved in general too.
