Vermeer : 12 Articles

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Top 10: paintings of musicians

Art history • 13 minutes read
My top ten paintings relate art and music in the way the former of these two forms of expression approaches the latter, immortalizing and making concrete its intangible sound. In fact, it was probably painting that first approached the abstract world of notes...

The Girl with a Pearl Earring

Art History • 8 minutes read
The Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous oil painting made around 1665 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. This work depicts an anonymous young girl wearing a pear-shaped bead and a dark blue turban, illuminated by light coming from the left. She is considered one of the most famous masterpieces of Western art and is often referred to as "The Mona Lisa of the North".

Johannes Vermeer

Artist Portrait • 16 minutes read
Johannes Vermeer is a 17th century Dutch painter, born in 1632 in Delft and died in 1675. He is best known for his scenes of everyday life, often depicting women in bright and calm interiors. Despite his short career and the small number of works he produced, Vermeer is today considered one of the most important and talented artists of the Dutch Golden Age.

A special visit to the Vermeer exhibition, for President Macron

Art News • 1 minutes read
The French head of state and his wife discovered the masterpieces of the Dutch master.

The Rijksmuseum stops selling tickets online to see the Vermeer exhibition

Art News • 1 minutes read
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has stopped selling tickets online due to the high demand for extra tickets to the Johannes Vermeer retrospective. The show has 28 of the 37 paintings known to exist and is the most complete show ever of the 17th-century master.

All Vermeer Exhibition Tickets Sold Out In Just Days

Art News • 2 minutes read
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said over the weekend that there are no more tickets left for the Johannes Vermeer retrospective. This crushed the hopes of many people from all over the world who had hoped to see the first-of-its-kind show.

The Rijksmuseum opens the largest collection of Vermeer paintings ever on display today

Art News • 3 minutes read
The Rijksmuseum has opened a Vermeer show with 28 paintings, 10 rooms, and hundreds of meters of velvet curtain, the largest collection of Vermeer paintings ever shown.

The Rijksmuseum has confirmed the authenticity of three Vermeer paintings before a big show in 2023

Art News • 3 minutes read
Vermeer's 28 paintings will be shown together for the first time in 2023. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has confirmed the authenticity of three new Vermeer pieces. This will be the largest show of his work ever, with 36 paintings on display.

The Girl with a Flute is no longer a Vermeer painting!

Vermeer • 3 minutes read
A Vermeer at the National Gallery of Art loses its name, which raises new questions about the master painter.

After the Cupid hidden in the wall, Vermeer's restored painting from Dresden makes a new revelation!

Art News • 2 minutes read
Following the extensive restoration of Vermeer's painting "La Liseuse à la lettre", a large Roemer glass discovered on the bottom of the painting, it had been hidden behind a green curtain. Why did the artist choose to hide this glass of wine whose contents we can still guess?

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