Original: Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (baptized in Delft as Joannis on October 31 1632, and buried in the same city under the name Jan on December 16 1675) was a Dutch Baroque painter who specialized in exquisite, domestic interior scenes of middle class life.
Simplified: Johannes Vermeer or Jan Vermeer (baptised October 31 1632, died December 15 1675) was a Dutch Baroque painter.