One of the most famous and iconic Dutch painters ever, Johannes Vermeer left behind a rich legacy. His paintings were ...

An exhibit of paintings by Ringling College professor Joe Fig are a study of museum patrons really looking at paintings by Johannes Vermeer.

“Contemplating Vermeer” is his most recent series, curated by Rangsook Yoon at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College. The 16 paintings in this series looks at the rapt viewers of Johannes ...

2025 is set to be a landmark year, with iconic art, theater and music events taking the world by storm, offering ...

Jocelyn Wildenstein 's fabulously juicy divorce captivated the global aristocracy and the common reader nearly 30 years ago.

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.

The scene depicted is incredibly meta: A woman embodying the muse of history, Clio, models for an artist at his easel, who is just beginning to paint her. As Eric Jan Sluijter argues, Vermeer’s ...

5 x 100.2 cm. (2 x 39.4 in.) ...

Art historians first noticed the technique ... pigment, and additions. Johannes Vermeer used the impasto technique to render the texture of fabrics, bread crusts, and facial features of his ...

Anyone outraged that a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 in 2019 was in for a shock this year. In November, an ...

The year in art included plenty of snark over new depictions ... In the Netherlands, three Belgian climate activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring” escaped ...