Johannes Vermeer
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- proper noun
- /joʊˈhɑːnəs vərˈmɪr/
- The famous artist Johannes Vermeer painted 'Girl with a Pearl Earring'.
Examples
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The exhibition featured several works attributed to Johannes Vermeer, including 'The Milkmaid.'
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Many art historians consider Johannes Vermeer a master of capturing light in his paintings.
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Students studied Johannes Vermeer to understand the techniques of 17th-century Dutch art.
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Did you know Johannes Vermeer was a master of light?
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Many art historians consider Johannes Vermeer a master of capturing light in his paintings.
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Students studied Johannes Vermeer to understand the techniques of 17th-century Dutch art.
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The exhibition featured several works attributed to Johannes Vermeer, including 'The Milkmaid.'
Synonyms
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A Dutch painter famous for his use of light and color in quiet room scenes
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A Dutch painter from the 1600s who is known for using light well in quiet indoor scenes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Johannes + Vermeer
As a personal name the meaning is not compositionally derived from its parts, so the referent (a Dutch painter) is not predictable from the constituents alone. However, because the second constituent 'Vermeer' is already lexically associated with a painter, a learner who knows that information would likely identify Johannes Vermeer as that artist; this makes the item only partially transparent rather than fully transparent or fully idiomatic.
Etymology
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter in the 1600s who painted small, quiet home scenes where soft light from a window makes everyday objects shine. That's why his name now brings to mind 'masterful use of light and detailed domestic scenes'.