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When was Johannes Vermeer chosen as head of the Delft paintersâ guild?
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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 was elected head of the Delft paintersâ guild, the Guild of Saint Luke, on two recorded occasions: first in 1662 and again in 1670.12