Johannes Vermeer was one of the masters of the Dutch Golden Age. He was born in Delft, Netherlands, in 1632 and died there at age 43, apparently quite broke. Only about 36 of his works survive.

When you stand in front of Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl With The Pearl Earring,” something extraordinary happens in your brain. The 17th-century Dutch painting has long mesmerized viewers ...

Johannes Vermeer, the 17th-century Dutch master who painted the work by ... That’s one takeaway from “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry,” an exhibit (October ...

In the 1600s the Netherlands established one of the world’s first art markets – but it couldn’t have happened without the ...

Works by the Dutch painter, Johannes Vermeer are well-known, including ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’. "That's one of Vermeer’s most iconic paintings of all time. When I'm composing the images ...

It’s not often that art lovers have the chance to walk through a room full of paintings by the great Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. After all, there are only about 35 of his pieces still in ...

Experts have found a hidden jug holder and basket in Dutch master Johannes Vermeer's famed painting The Milkmaid which he later painted over, Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum said on Thursday. The ...

Fig, who is represented by the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York City, is known for his detailed paintings of the intimate spaces where artists create their work. He is the author of “Inside the ...

The scans also revealed that Vermeer made compositional changes during the painting process, such as the position of the ear. They also allowed researchers to trace where his pigments originated.

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This is in many ways an invention that traces back to the paintings of overt consumption and wealth produced in the Dutch Republic – like Vermeer's interiors of Dutch homes. Read more ...