It is easy to treat the Dutch artist as an agreeable intimist—a transcriber of domestic niceties. But he grew up in a world ...

Along with Rembrandt van Rijn and Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was a major artist during the Dutch Golden Age. He painted only about 36 pictures, and he’s mentioned in just a few written ...

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A focused analysis of Johannes Vermeer’s The Milkmaid, revealing how simplicity, light, and everyday life transformed 17th-century Dutch painting. Donald Trump issues peace talks ultimatum to Iran: ...

Here’s a pearl of wisdom. After 360 years, an art historian has allegedly solved one of art history’s most enduring mysteries — the identity of the subject in the “Girl With a Pearl Earring” painting.

Johannes Vermeer's signed painting The Guitar Player (left) and its mysterious doppelgänger (right) are on display together for the first time at London's Kenwood House. Historic England / ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. One of Johannes Vermeer’s most famous paintings, “The Guitar Player,” has gone on show ...

Secreted away beneath layers of paint in Johannes Vermeer’s “A Maid Asleep” (ca. 1657) sits a faceless man. The figure, now buried by rich, dark pigments in the top-right corner, was first detected in ...

Johannes Vermeer, Mistress and Maid, ca. 1664-67; oil on canvas, 35 1/2 x 31 in. Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr., coutesy of the Frick Collection A woman sits on the right, clad in a fur-trimmed yellow coat, ...

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), Mistress and Maid, c.1664-67; oil on canvas, 35 1/2×31 in. 90.2 x 78.7 cm), The Frick Collection, New York. Photo: Joseph Coscia Jr. Vermeer’s paintings are known for ...

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, but it's not ...