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 .