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How many of Johannes Vermeer’s children died during infancy or childhood?
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Johannes Vermeer
Girl with a Pearl Earring, oil on canvas by Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665; in the Mauritshuis, The Hague.
Johannes Vermeer and his wife, Catherina Bolnes, had 15 children, four of whom died during infancy or childhood.1