Vermeer: A tiny history
- 1632 Johannes Vermeer born, Delft, Holland, of Reynier Vermeer,
silk weaver and art dealer.
- 1641 The Vermeers moved into "Mechelen", an inn on the market square
in Delft.
- 1653 Vermeer married Catherina Bolnes, daughter of Maria Thins.
- 1655 Vermeer's father Reynier died.
- 1657 An inventory lists a painting The Visit of the Holy Women
to the Tomb of Christ valued at 20 guilders.
- 1662 Vermeer chosen as a member of the Board of the St. Lukes Guild, a
trade association of artists.
- 1663 A French visitor, Balthasar de Monconys offered a Vermeer painting
by a baker for 480 guilders.
- 1672 The Vermeers moved to Maria Thins' house on the Oude Langendijk.
- 1675 Vermeer died.
- 1676 Antony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), the microscopist, named trustee
for the Vermeer estate.
- 1676 Inventory of the estate: 19 paintings bequeathed to
Catherina Bolnes and Maria Thins.
- 1676 Catherina Bolnes pays a debt of 617 guilders to a baker with
two paintings.
- 1680 Maria Thins died.
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