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Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem
the
Elder
, was a
Dutch Golden Age
landscape painter
and
the father
of
Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Younger
.
Biography
According to the
RKD
he was the
grandson
of
Janneke
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
.
