For generations, art historians believed Johannes Vermeer was a perfectionist who worked very slowly—a theory supported by his precisely placed brush strokes and relatively limited career output. But ...

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 ...

Girl With a Flute was previously believed to be a Vermeer original. National Gallery of Art At first glance, Girl With a Flute looks just like a Johannes Vermeer painting, with soft strokes and muted ...

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 ...

For decades, art historians have debated whether a painting of a woman strumming a guitar was the work of Johannes Vermeer, the renowned 17th-century Dutch master. At a new exhibition in London, you ...

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 ...

Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, c. 1665 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Most of the women in Johannes Vermeer’s intimate portraits look away from the viewer, whether they are occupied ...