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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New advanced-imaging technology is making it easier to see what lurks below—at least in art-historical terms. In the run-up to the Rijksmuseum’s celebration of the 350th anniversary of Johannes ...

What makes Johannes Vermeer aka “the Sphinx of Deft” so unique? Is it the way the artist, who lived from 1632 to 1675, bathes his subjects in natural light? The faces of his famous, frequently female ...

Museum researchers said there was enough evidence to warrant changing the attribution of one of its four Vermeers. By Zachary Small For the past three decades, art historians have questioned the ...

A team of curators, conservators and scientists from the National Gallery of Art say Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Flute was actually painted by... Praised for being a lone genius, Dutch artist ...

Works like “The Milkmaid” also are detailed from the conservator’s perspective, revealing that this tranquil scene of a servant making bread pudding started out with fancy decorations on the wall that ...