Oude Kerk (Old Church) - Vermeer
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In the second week of December 1675, Johannes Vermeer passed away after falling ill two days earlier. He still had eight children living at home at the time. His funeral was registered in Oude Kerk church records in Delft on 15 December 1675. His mother-in-law had her own crypt, in which several of Vermeer’s children who had passed away earlier also lay.
Vermeer was buried in the Oude Kerk family crypt for many years, but this was removed in the nineteenth century. When his work became more well-known in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many visitors came to the church looking for his grave. A small gravestone was placed to mark Vermeer’s final resting place in 1975. In 2007, a tomb was placed in the Oude Kerk to commemorate the third centenary of his death.
In March a…
In the second week of December 1675, Johannes Vermeer passed away after falling ill two days earlier. He still had eight children living at home at the time. His funeral was registered in Oude Kerk church records in Delft on 15 December 1675. His mother-in-law had her own crypt, in which several of Vermeer’s children who had passed away earlier also lay.
Vermeer was buried in the Oude Kerk family crypt for many years, but this was removed in the nineteenth century. When his work became more well-known in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many visitors came to the church looking for his grave. A small gravestone was placed to mark Vermeer’s final resting place in 1975. In 2007, a tomb was placed in the Oude Kerk to commemorate the third centenary of his death.
In March and April, there will be a photo exhibition in the Oude Kerk by Carolien Sikkink, known for her portraits, featuring a modern-day Girl with a Pearl Earring.