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 ...

A little dust never hurt anyone-unless, perhaps, you're trying to date a Vermeer. Conservation work on Young Woman Seated at a Virginal, the only Vermeer still in private hands, has uncovered a layer ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. One of Johannes Vermeer’s most famous paintings, “The Guitar Player,” has gone on show ...

Vermeer’s brilliant work of the 17th century has been speculated to have been created using mirrors, lenses or a camera obscura. The subject of Tim’s Vermeer, wealthy inventor Tim ­Jenison, set out to ...

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has promised weekly surprises throughout its 2015 centennial celebration, and it delivered a big one Friday, unveiling "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter," one of only ...

A work at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, once thought to be painted by Johannes Vermeer is now regarded as a misattribution or fake, according to research revealed in a new exhibition.

Vermeer’s The Art of Painting (1666-68), now a highlight of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, has long been regarded as his masterpiece. The artist retained the picture for the last years of his life ...