For centuries,the Girl with a Pearl Earring, has captured the fascination of audiences worldwide. The painting, created by ...

Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is known to have created 36 pieces of artwork during his life, including his most famous painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring." The painting depicts a woman ...

Of all the great painters of the golden age when the small, soggy Netherlands arose as an improbable global power, Johannes Vermeer is the most beloved and the most disarming. Rembrandt gives us ...

Could it be true? Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Girl With a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer / Mauritshuis; Girl With a Red Hat, Johannes Vermeer / National Gallery of Art. I happened upon ...

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The pandemic gave researchers at the National Gallery of Art an opportunity to closely examine paintings by Johannes Vermeer. They discovered one was painted by someone else. The collection of ...

A painting thought to be by Johannes Vermeer isn’t a Vermeer after all. The 17th-century Dutch master left behind few works, so take even one away and it’s a big deal. New technology is ...

The artwork by Johannes Vermeer, exhibited in The Hague, was the latest artwork to be targeted by protesters concerned about climate change. One person glued his head to the painting and another ...