Art connoisseurs flock to Paris' Louvre to see iconic works like the "Mona Lisa." However, many other less-crowded historic ...

Bard’s survey of European traditions finally reveals exactly what Vermeer’s ‘Lacemaker’ was up to. François Hubert Drouais, “Marie Rinteau, Called Mademoiselle de Verrières,” a ...

Weber also points out the looming menace in “An Officer and a Laughing Girl.” One of Vermeer’s masterpieces “The Lacemaker” is too small to sell, really. Why did he paint it?

The world-famous Girl with a Pearl Earring was most likely not commissioned by Vermeer’s male patron, but by the man’s wife, ...

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting reinserts Vermeer into the tradition in which he worked, both demystifying his paintings and lending force to his particular take on the genre.

The artist left behind few clues about his life or intentions, but the paintings themselves teach the viewer new ways to see.

Vermeer obviously centered his image on the lacemaker and the expression of intense concentration on her face as she works the fabric with her hands. The threads of lace — red and white — in ...

The Rijksmuseum is understood to have a promise of a loan of Vermeer’s ‘The Lacemaker’ for a blockbuster exhibition starting in February next year. Earlier this week, the museum announced that 27 of ...

The show Vermeer’s Secrets (8 October-8 January 2023) will present all four of the NGA’s paintings by or attributed to Vermeer—the two that have been questioned and two others that are fully ...