Dutch painter of domestic interiors and genre scenes, most of which were set up using models and props in his own house in Delft. Although hugely respected since the 19th century the artist only witnessed moderate succes… Read Mores in his lifetime. He used extremely expensive pigments, such as ultramarine blue (see ‘The Milkmaid’). His use of pearly light is particularly stunning. Only about 35 paintings by Vermeer are known, which gives a sense of his slow working process.