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In modern times, Johannes Vermeer is lauded as the preeminent genre painter of the Dutch Golden Age. But this wasn’t always the case: Until the 19th century, two of Vermeer’s contemporaries—Gabriel ...

A painting thought to be by Johannes Vermeer isn’t a Vermeer after all. The 17th-century Dutch master left behind few works, so take even one away and it’s a big deal. New technology is allowing ...

May 28—The intimate, scenes-of-daily-life paintings of the 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675 ) have been considered masterworks since his work was "rediscovered " by European art ...

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 ...

Scientists and historians at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., have deduced that a painting attributed to Johannes Vermeer, one of four in the museum’s collection, wasn’t painted by the ...

“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 ...

LONDON – The first painting by the Dutch Old Master Johannes Vermeer (search) to be sold at an auction in decades was bought for more than $30 million Wednesday. The 10 inch-by-8 inch picture, "Young ...

The museum will present “Girl With a Flute” as a Vermeer work in an exhibition next year despite a contrary finding by the National Gallery of Art, which owns the painting. By Graham Bowley The ...

Researchers believe Girl with a Flute could not have been painted by Vermeer because it lacked his precision and paint application. Praised for being a lone genius, Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is ...

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 ...

A show of 76 paintings from the Leiden Collection is on display at the Norton Museum of Art in South Florida. By Joseph B. Treaster What connects a favorite Aimee Mann song, a classic memoir and a ...