“The most mysterious and beloved artist of all time.” Without a hint of apology, this is how the general director of Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, Taco Dibbits, describes Vermeer. And it’s hard to disagree ...

Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, is jetting off to Japan this summer in what will be its first international trip in over ...

Joe Fig, "Vermeer: The Milkmaid/Rijksmuseum" (2023), oil on linen mounted on MDF board, 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (26.7 x 31.8 cm) (all images courtesy the artist and Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York) ...

Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer was baptized on this day in 1632 in his hometown of Delft in the Netherlands. For centuries, the painter was a mysterious figure in art history, with very little known ...

Art lovers may have their final chance to see Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring” in Japan, which will ...

KUSA – Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is considered by some to be the greatest painter of all time. His work mainly focused on a middle-class life and a domestic home life. Vermeer died in 1675, many ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jane Levere is a New York-based freelance writer covering the arts. Focusing on Vermeer’s work— only 37 of his paintings exist ...

Vermeer died twice. The first time was in 1675, after the Dutch art market collapsed. As his widow described, “Having no means of his own, he had lapsed into such decay and decadence […] as if he had ...

Girl With a Flute was previously believed to be a Vermeer original. National Gallery of Art At first glance, Girl With a Flute looks just like a Johannes Vermeer painting, with soft strokes and muted ...