Leaving behind just 36 exquisite, immaculately lit paintings, Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer has captivated art lovers for generations. Now, author Jane Jelley may have uncovered the artist’s secrets.

New advanced-imaging technology is making it easier to see what lurks below—at least in art-historical terms. In the run-up to the Rijksmuseum’s celebration of the 350th anniversary of Johannes ...

Two new books ask what Johannes Vermeer means today-and come up with different answers.

For most of us, it's a long trip to see the works of Johannes Vermeer, the Dutch Golden Age painter behind Girl with a Pearl Earring. Google is making those works accessible on your phone with its ...

Currently ensconced in the Frick Collection’s new Ronald S. Lauder Exhibition Galleries, “Vermeer’s Love Letters” is an intimate installation of three staggeringly beautiful works by the Dutch artist ...

In a surprise move, the Mauristhuis, yesterday announced that it will lend its most famous work to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka this summer. Girl with a Pearl Earring (around 1665) by Johannes ...

After 16 weeks, the record-breaking Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum has concluded, leaving an indelible mark on the art world. The blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch Master Johannes ...

Seth Doane is an award-winning CBS News correspondent based in Rome, Italy since 2016. Doane has covered terrorist attacks and breaking news across Europe, traveled with Pope Francis as part of his ...

It’s the largest-ever gathering of luminous masterpieces by the 17th century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and the acclaim is as loud as the exhibition at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum is memorable. A once ...

The documentary Tim's Vermeer follows inventor Tim Jenison on a singular project — the attempt to paint in the way the 17th century Flemish master Johannes Vermeer painted. Jenison was inspired by ...