Following the Rijksmuseum’s landmark Vermeer exhibition, a new book delves deep into the painter's oeuvre and reception.

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

New research published Thursday reveals that Johannes Vermeer initially painted the house in The Little Street with a closed ...

Despite being a relatively small European country, The Netherlands hasfestivals, interesting historical figures and beautiful landscapes.

Take a walk through the old town to the Vermeer Centre to get a feel of what Delft was like at the time of the famous Baroque artist.

Vermeer’s artistic practice is the appropriate blend of technical prowess and patience to pique his interest. The time it took Vermeer to complete his paintings—often years for canvases measuring less ...

Jan Vermeer (Johannes van der Meer; Delft, 1632 - 1675) was one of the leading painters of the Dutch seventeenth century. The subjects of his paintings are mostly bourgeois characters portrayed while ...

A new biography, Johannes Vermeer: Faith, Light and Reflection (2023), by Gregor J.M. Weber, reopens this question by focusing on religious life in Delft at the time. Vermeer was raised Protestant but ...

The Little Street, Delft The Little Street (number 76) is the house from the Dutch town of Delft that appears in a painting by Johannes Vermeer on display in the Rijksmuseum.

On 12 October, 1654, the Dutch artist Carel Fabritius was in his house in Delft, painting a portrait of a retired churchman. In the late morning, there was a deafening explosion, prompting the ...