In it, it was disclosed that the artist who painted the iconic opus in 1665, Johannes Vermeer, almost exclusively worked for ...

An art historian says he has identified the long-mysterious sitter in "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer.

A new exhibit at The Frick musuem reveals Vermeer's portraits of women exchanging letters, reflecting their inner lives and the artist's struggles. The light of a soft winter sun illuminates the faces ...

The woman long blamed for her role in the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521 is getting a modern makeover. The Spanish called ...

Vermeer’s The Art of Painting (1666-68), now a highlight of Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, has long been regarded as his masterpiece. The artist retained the picture for the last years of his life ...

Research has revealed that there is an overpainted figure in the background of Vermeer’s A Maid Asleep (1656-57) The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 Recent research by the ...

If Johannes wasn't such a talented racehorse, he could trade on his looks in the show ring. "We love Johannes—he's such a pretty boy," said Debby McCloskey, who bred and owns Johannes with her husband ...

The middle value of all realized prices for an artist's works sold at auction during a given period, providing a clearer representation of typical market values by minimizing the influence of extreme ...

During the pandemic, the National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, D.C., investigated four paintings attributed to Johannes Vermeer. During that time, it was discovered that the underpainting below ...

Andrea Atzeni is looking forward to hopping back on promising pair Johannes Brahms and Blazing Wukong as he eyes another fruitful afternoon at Sha Tin on Sunday. The 34-year-old has enjoyed a good ...