Question

jan vermeer: artist of light and life
1 have you ever sat at a kitchen table and noticed how the morning sun filters through the window, illuminating the simple everyday items placed there: a bowl, a spoon, a glass of juice? did you wish that you could somehow capture that moment in time?
johannes (jan) vermeer, a 17th - century artist, observed just such everyday scenes in his home and recorded them for posterity in his master paintings.
2 vermeer was born in delft, netherlands, in 1632. as the son of a silk weaver/art dealer, he was exposed to artists and fine paintings from an early age. although little is known about his early artistic training, it is a recorded fact that, in 1653, vermeer joined the guild of st. luke, an association of artists and art dealers. although he was well - respected in the delft art world as a painter and an art dealer, the artist was not widely known at the time.
3 vermeer lived his whole life in delft, painting what he saw around him with great clarity.
4 the author provides the least information on which topic?
○ the subjects vermeer painted
○ vermeers style of painting
○ vermeers artistic training
○ where to view vermeers paintings

Explanation:

• The text details Vermeer's painting subjects (everyday scenes, paragraph 2), his painting style (capturing light and daily moments, paragraphs 1-2), and mentions he joined the Guild of St. Luke as part of his artistic training (paragraph 3). No information is given about where to view his paintings.

Answer:

where to view Vermeer's paintings