Vermeer-Lady Standing at a Virginal Jan Vermeer van Delft (baptized 31 October 1632 in Delft , buried December 15th 1675 in Delft; Contemporary: Joannis ver sea , Joannis van der Meer ) is one of the most famous Dutch painters of the Baroque . He worked in the era of Golden Age of the Netherlands , in which the country experienced a political, economic and cultural heyday.