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

Pella-based Vermeer Corp. and Interlune, a Seattle, Washington-based natural resources company, have unveiled a full-scale prototype of a lunar excavator designed to harvest helium-3 on the moon.

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

The lacemaker’s head is tilted down; her hands work together with a surgeon’s precision. In the real world, Vermeer’s painting is small – 8.3 x 9.6 inches.

Opening Nov. 17 at Sarasota Art Museum is an exhibition titled “Contemplating Vermeer.” Artist Joe Fig created 16 new paintings that pays homage to the 17th century painter and an international ...

Opening on November 17th at the Sarasota Art Museum is an exhibition of miniature paintings titled “Contemplating Vermeer.” SAM Executive Director Virginia Shearer thinks this show will really blow ...

Johannes Vermeer, known for his sublime treatment of light and everyday scenes, created “The Lacemaker,” a masterpiece that encapsulates the essence of his artistic vision. This article delves into ...

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?

That the revelations surprise even the obsessive Weber helps make Close to Vermeer so fascinating, especially as he works to prove his theory about Vermeer as an innovator of optics, explaining ...