Johannes Vermeer
Stories tagged Johannes Vermeer.
Where to See ItWhere to See Every Vermeer Painting in the WorldThere are only about 35 of them. Here is the map: city by city, museum by museum, and the one that is still missing.
Where to See ItWhere to Discover Art in AmsterdamA first-timer’s route through the city’s great museums — Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh in an afternoon.
Behind the MasterpieceThe Secret Hiding in Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring”She isn’t a portrait, the pearl may not be a pearl, and that’s only the start.
Behind the MasterpieceWhat Makes Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" a Masterpiece?A servant, a loaf of bread, and a thread of milk that has held still for 350 years.
Artist StoriesWho Was Johannes Vermeer, and Why Are His Paintings So Rare?A Delft painter who left behind roughly 34 works — and one of the most famous faces in art.
Where to See ItWhere Can You See “Girl with a Pearl Earring”? A Guide to the MauritshuisThe most famous face in Dutch art lives in a small palace in The Hague.
Movements & IdeasWhat Was the Dutch Golden Age of Painting?A tiny republic, a new merchant class, and the century that gave us Rembrandt and Vermeer.