May 28—The intimate, scenes-of-daily-life paintings of the 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675 ) have been considered masterworks since his work was "rediscovered " by European art ...

Vermeer died twice. The first time was in 1675, after the Dutch art market collapsed. As his widow described, “Having no means of his own, he had lapsed into such decay and decadence […] as if he had ...

He's considered one of the greatest artists of the Dutch Golden Age, but it took centuries for art historians to rediscover him and his delicate touch. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET ...

For the second time in just one month, Google’s search engine has allowed an AI-generated fake of a famous artist’s work to rise to the top of its search results. Earlier this May, we reported that ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. One of Johannes Vermeer’s most famous paintings, “The Guitar Player,” has gone on show ...

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 existence, ...

If you’re ever in front of 40 and 42 Vlamingstraat in the Dutch city of Delft, you’ll be standing on the very spot depicted in Johannes Vermeer’s painting The Little Street (ca. 1658). Frans ...

Johannes Vermeer in his own day catered to a local clientele and so when he died, indebted, at age 43, with maybe 45 paintings to his credit, his name faded into obscurity until the late 19th century.

This week, contributor Kriston Capps joins the podcast to discuss a new revelatory show at the National Gallery of Art. An image visualizing characteristics of the underpaint in Johannes Vermeer’s ...

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 away and it’s a big deal. New technology is allowing ...

Researchers believe Girl with a Flute could not have been painted by Vermeer because it lacked his precision and paint application. Praised for being a lone genius, Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is ...