Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder
Dutch Golden Age landscape painter
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder, was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter and the father of Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Younger. According to the RKD he was the grandson of Janneke Knijff (aunt of Wouter Knijff) and was taught by Jacob Willemszoon de Wet. He was the brother of Isaac and the father of Barend and Jan II. He is known for landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Jacob Willemszoon de Wet Master
Influenced by
Artworks by this artist
- Waterfall in the forest ca 1656
- Rechts am Weg Hügel mit Gebäuden, auf demselben Eselstreiber und andere Figuren ca 1686
- Landscape with staffage
- Landscape with a Farm 1648
- Waterside landscape
- Italienische Gebirgslandschaft mit schloßartigem Gebäude
- Landscape with Shepherds
- An einem Fluss hoher Gebirge, links unter einer Baumgruppe zwei Kühe und Schafe mit einem Hirten ca 1686
- An einer Baumgruppe zwei Eselstreiber von hinten 1689
- Gebirgspfad mit Staffage ca 1689
- Dune landscape
- Mountain landscape with travellers 1677