Noting the brilliant detail, the warm true precision, the clear light which was poured into them like gold, he brought the paintings of Jan Vermeer to public attention by buying many of them for ...

An exhibition at the Sarasota Museum of Art, ‘Contemplating Vermeer’, highlights the art of experiencing art. The exhibition ...

Artist Joe Fig ’s Contemplating Vermeer gives visitors a glimpse into the world of the famous 17th-century artist while ...

That’s one takeaway from “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry,” an exhibit (October 22 through January 21) at Washington’s National Gallery of Art.

One of Vermeer’s most famous works, ‘Woman with a Water Jug’ shows a calm, everyday domestic life moment. A woman can be seen standing by the window, holding a water jug in hand, and the ...

Museumgoers viewing art—that’s usually the finish line in the fine artist’s creative process. But for Joe Fig, it’s just the beginning. In Fig’s latest exhibition, Contemplating Vermeer ...

Members of the Laurelwood Garden Club celebrated famous artists from the 18th and 19th century at their 15th annual ...

The artist Joe Fig (b.1968) is renowned for his ongoing “Contemplation” series — small, intimate paintings of people looking at artworks in museums and galleries.

Joe Fig chairs Ringling College of Arts and Design’s fine arts and visual studies programs. He’s also an art instructor, and he teaches what he does. Fig paints, constantly. His paintings ...