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Johannes Vermeer

Stories tagged Johannes Vermeer.

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.