Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder (1628,

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– 1691,

), was a

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landscape painter and the father of Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Younger.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the grandson of Janneke Knijff (aunt of Wouter Knijff) and was taught by

Jacob Willemszoon de Wet Jacob Willemszoon de Wet or Jacob Willemsz. de Wet the Elder (c. 1610 – between 1675 and 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose works were largely influenced by Rembrandt. Biography De Wet was born and died in Haarlem. Little is known of ...

. He was the brother of

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and the father of Barend and Jan II. He is known for landscapes in the manner of

Jacob van Ruisdael Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael (; 1629 – 10 March 1682) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achi ...

.Jan Vermeer van Haarlem
in the

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