News
Possible Vermeer Original Now on View in Philadelphia
The mysterious oil painting, once thought to be an anonymous copy, has eluded experts for decades.
Johannes Vermeer
Film
Behind the Scenes of Rijksmuseum’s Blockbuster Vermeer Show
The new documentary Close to Vermeer chronicles the making of the exhibition that brought over half a million visitors to the Amsterdam museum.
Art
Can We Ever Get Closer to Vermeer?
Even when his style is at its most self-effacing, smoothly drawing us into the moment, we remain, inevitably, outside.
News
Tickets to Sold-Out Vermeer Show Are Going for Hundreds
The online resale market for the Rijksmuseum’s smash exhibition is booming, with tickets selling on eBay for over $2K.
News
Museum Under Fire for Showing AI Version of Vermeer Masterpiece
One artist said the Mauritshuis Museum’s decision to display “A Girl With a Pearl Earring” made using Midjourney “highly unethical.”
Art
Basking in Vermeer’s Light at Rijksmuseum
In Vermeer’s paintings, the world is much larger than we imagined and yet somehow deep, meaningful, and magical.
News
It Was No Pearl Earring, Friends
The pearl earring in Johannes Vermeer’s famous masterpiece was likely a fake, researchers say.
News
Submit Your Wildest Version of "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
Your artwork could be shown at the painting’s home in the Netherlands while the original travels for an exhibition.
News
Largest-Ever Vermeer Exhibition Opening at Rijksmuseum in 2023
From February through June, the Amsterdam museum will display 28 works by the Dutch Golden Age master.
News
Visitors Heckle Activist Who Glues Head to Vermeer’s "Girl With a Pearl Earring"
Outraged patrons at the Mauritshuis Museum in the Netherlands responded with "obscene," "stupid," and "shut up!"
News
Whoops! Turns Out Vermeer Didn’t Paint “Girl With a Flute”
The National Gallery of Art discovered that a student or associate painted the famous work.
News
New Research Suggests Vermeer Wasn't as Polished as People Assume
During the pandemic, researchers at the National Gallery of Art found out some interesting things when they scanned the Dutch artist's 17th-century paintings.