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Johannes Vermeer On-Line Resources

http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/index.html
"The Essential Vermeer provides a wide range of in-house resources for studying the work and life of Johannes Vermeer. New studies are constantly added. You may also find the most recent news about Vermeer related exhibitions, publications, websites, multi-media events and developments in Vermeer scholarship."

http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/vermeer_painting_part_two.htm
"Complete Catalogue of Johannes Vermeer's Paintings"

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vermeer/
"Short biography but good illustrated guide to his paintings"

http://www.about-vermeer-art.com/
"This site is dedicated to this artist, whose life and visions are partly a great mystery. View all of his paintings and see the city of Delft and Dutch life in the 17th century through the eyes of Vermeer. In addition to presenting all of Vermeer's paintings, this site aims to be a source of information for anyone who enjoys this artist's work."

http://www.grand-illusions.com/vermeer/vermeer1.htm
"Vermeer's Camera:…in his almost scientific examination of the world using a lens, we should think of Vermeer in the same context as those scientific geniuses of the 17th century, the microscopist van Leeuwenhoek, who turned his lens on the miniature world contained in a drop of water, and Galileo, who turned his telescope to the heavens." Click on Grand Illusions Home Page for other optical illusions experiences.

http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/vermeerinfo.shtm
"Collection Tour: Vermeer and Dutch Scenes of Daily Life; Works by Vermeer in the Gallery's collection"

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/v/vermeer/biograph.html
"Biography of VERMEER VAN DELFT, Jan (b. 1632, Delft, d. 1675, Delft) in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database"

http://www.serve.com/Lucius/Vermeer.index.html
" Rembrandt was underestimated; his contemporary Jan Vermeer of Delft was completely ignored. Vermeer was modestly successful as a painter/art dealer, well-respected in Delft, but never gained much of a reputation outside. After his death, he was forgotten almost entirely. In the nineteenth century he was "rediscovered" and since the beginning of the twentieth has been considered one of the finest painters ever."

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/vermeer_jan.html
"Guide to pictures of works by Jan Vermeer in art museum sites and image archives worldwide."

http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Vermeer/english/
"Biography, paintings and online puzzles of his work"

Chasing Vermeer On-Line Resources

http://adifferentplace.org/vermeer.htm
"On this website you will find all kinds of activities to do while we are reading Chasing Vermeer.  Notice that the activities are numbered and you will be asked to do different activities on different days. You can also further explore mysteries as you take a look at science mysteries, art mysteries, and history mysteries."

http://www.scholastic.com/titles/chasingvermeer/
Readers' Challenge Hints & Pentominoes Games