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The New York Times2y
Why We Want to Live (and Work) in That Vermeer Light
But with great natural light, even everyday scenes become transcendent (and Vermeer’s geographer looks as if he’s had a mapping epiphany). Vermeer’s light is not the mysterious holy light of ...
The New York Times2y
The Absolute Vermeer, in a Show More Precious Than Pearls
What happened to us, after Vermeer’s long oblivion, to leave us so susceptible to his hushed views of writers and maids? Image A detail of “The Geographer,” 1669: one of many paintings by ...
Artnet2y
Ever Noticed All the Mysterious Maps in Vermeer’s Paintings? Here’s What They Mean
The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Vermeer’s Maps by Rozemarijn Landsman (The Frick Collection and DelMonico Books, DAP, October 11, 2022). The maps’ characteristics would ...
Artnet2y
In Pictures: See Every Single Artwork in the Rijksmuseum’s Vermeer Show, a Once-in-a-Lifetime Exhibition That Is Already Sold Out
The hotly anticipated blockbuster of Johannes Vermeer, which reunites 28 out of 37 known paintings by the mysterious 17th-century Dutch master, has finally opened. Some Vermeer enthusiasts vented ...
PBS2y
Art exhibition reveals Vermeer’s secrets using technology to look under paintings
Judy Woodruff: There is big news in the art world. A painting thought to be by Johannes Vermeer isn't a Vermeer after all. The 17th century Dutch master left behind few works. So take even one ...
Wall Street Journal2y
‘Vermeer’s Secrets’ Review: A Master Under the Microscope
The disparate realms of art and science have often converged in attempts to explicate the rarefied and indescribably beautiful paintings of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Revered by his fellow ...
Smithsonian Magazine2y
Who Is Behind This Vermeer Painting? Probably Not Vermeer
Girl With a Flute was previously believed to be a Vermeer original. National Gallery of Art At first glance, Girl With a Flute looks just like a Johannes Vermeer painting, with soft strokes and ...