Vermeer and Leeuwenhoek
Events in the lives of Leeuwenhoek and Vermeer, especially those involving Leeuwenhoek's curating the estate of Vermeer's widow.
| October 31, 1632 | Jan Vermeer baptized in Nieuwe Kerk |
| April 5, 1653 | Jan (Johannes) Reijniers Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes |
| December 15, 1675 | Jan Vermeer, the painter, buried |
| September 30, 1676 | Appointed curator of estate of Catherine Bolnes, Vermeer's widow |
| November 25, 1676 | Magistrates approved payment by Maria Thins so Leeuwenhoek could pay Vermeer's creditors |
| February 2, 1677 | Recovered twenty-six paintings from Jannetje Stevens to help pay Catherine Bolnes' creditors |
| March 12, 1677 | Maria Thins filed a legal action to prevent Leeuwenhoek from selling The Art of Painting |
| March 15, 1677 | Organized the auction of Vermeer's remaining paintings |
| February 1, 1678 | Empowered a Gouda notary to sell Vermeer's property to help pay Catherine Bolnes's creditors |
| November 19, 1682 | Sold two bonds from the property of Willem Bolnes to help pay Catherina Bolnes' creditors |
| August 5, 1715 | Named in document using Vermeer estate as security |
