Van Ruijven died in 1674, Vermeer the following year, Maria in 1681, and Magdalena passed away in 1682. Of course, there are ...

Andrew Graham-Dixon creates a rich sense of the worlds Vermeer inhabited — but his speculations about the art are a stretch ...

An art historian says he has identified the long-mysterious sitter in "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer.

AMSTERDAM, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Twenty eight paintings by Johannes Vermeer go on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam this week, the largest ever exhibition of works of the 17th-century Dutch master, ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Consider Supporting HoH: In 1946, the second world war had just ended, a Dutch artist and art collector stood trial in ...

This remarkable exhibition is a unique chance to see together in one location 12 of Johannes Vermeer’s most precious paintings - about one-third of the entire surviving body of his work - alongside ...

For around three centuries, the girl reading a letter in the dimly-lit solitude of a Johannes Vermeer painting gave no indication of what the message contained. Facing an open window, her figure ...

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 ...