When you stand in front of Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl With The Pearl Earring,” something extraordinary happens in your brain. The 17th-century Dutch painting has long mesmerized viewers ...

It’s not often that art lovers have the chance to walk through a room full of paintings by the great Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. After all, there are only about 35 of his pieces still in ...

World News // 2 years ago Climate activist glues head to iconic Dutch painting Protests to stop climate change continued on Thursday, as one man attempted to glue his head to Johannes Vermeer's ...

Fig, who is represented by the Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York City, is known for his detailed paintings of the intimate spaces where artists create their work. He is the author of “Inside the ...

The US Copyright Office issued its latest findings on the controversial question of who owns artworks created using ...

“Contemplating Vermeer” is his most recent series, curated by Rangsook Yoon at Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College. The 16 paintings in this series looks at the rapt viewers of Johannes ...

Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch,” another novel about another Dutch painting from the same period, hanging in the same museum, the Maurithuis in The Hague, won ...

One of Vermeer’s most famous works, ‘Woman with a Water Jug’ shows a calm, everyday domestic life moment. A woman can be seen standing by the window, holding a water jug in hand, and the ...

Griet, played by Scarlett Johansson, is a maid in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer, played by British actor Colin Firth. Vermeer's wealthy patron and sole means of support, Van Ruijven ...