Johannes Vermeer
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is staging the most comprehensive Johannes Vermeer exhibition ever mounted (10 February-4 June). Here, we bring together our top coverage of the Dutch Old Master and the latest news from the once-in-a-lifetime show.
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How to see every painting by Johannes Vermeer
Missed the blockbuster show at the Rijksmuseum? Fear not, we present an insider’s guide to seeing all his 36 paintings across the globe, from London and New York, to Braunschweig and Tokyo
The Big Review: Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum ★★★★★
A less-is-more approach to the biggest ever exhibition of the Dutch Old Master’s paintings makes this blockbuster a triumph
Vermeer reality TV show brings back to life painter's missing masterpieces
A hit in The Netherlands, "The New Vermeer" challenges artists to recreate works from a wide variety of materials—including Lego
The Girl with a Glass Bauble Earring? Why Vermeer's painting probably did not depict a real pearl
Plus, did you know the work used to be called “Girl with the Turban” and once sold for less than £1?
Revealed: Vermeer's patron was, in fact, a woman—and she bought half the artist’s entire oeuvre
New research in the Rijksmuseum's catalogue for its Vermeer blockbuster suggests that Maria de Knuijt may have influenced his subject matter
About the exhibition
Vermeer roll call: final loans for Rijksmuseum blockbuster include masterworks from the Louvre and Met
The full list of paintings to be shown in the ambitious retrospective next year was announced at a press briefing in New York
Biggest ever Vermeer show gets bigger: Rijksmuseum announces further loans for blockbuster exhibition
At least 28 paintings, out of around 35 known works by the artist, will go to Amsterdam next year
Biggest ever Vermeer show to take place at the Rijksmuseum in 2023—and it will include the Girl with the Pearl Earring
The Amsterdam museum will rival the Mauritshuis's 1996 exhibition by bringing together more than 23 of the Dutch master's rare paintings
Fakes and attribution
Rijksmuseum upgrades three Vermeers ahead of blockbuster show—but not everyone agrees
New additions to Old Master's canon go against a recent analysis conducted by Washington D.C's National Gallery of Art
Tests reveal secrets of four Vermeer paintings—including their authenticity—in Washington, DC show
The National Gallery of Art has carried out scientific tests on the works, finding fascinating discoveries beneath the paint
Research and conservation
An expert’s guide to Johannes Vermeer: five must-read books (and a website) on the Dutch Old Master
All you ever wanted to know about Vermeer, from a “legendary” show catalogue to an illustrated book for kids—selected by the curators Pieter Roelofs and Gregor J. M. Weber
First full image of ‘new’ Vermeer with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum
Drastically altered composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window can now be seen in all its glory ahead of major exhibition
Investigation of Vermeer painting reveals 'startling discoveries' about his technique
Analysis of The Milkmaid ahead of a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum suggests he worked much faster than previously assumed
Was Vermeer a painter of pleasure or a staunch Jesuit supporter? New book challenges our knowledge of the artist
Gregor Weber's biography "Johannes Vermeer: Faith, Light and Reflection" also supports the controversial view that Vermeer used a camera obscura
Did this mysterious Dutch painter inspire Vermeer?
The story of enigmatic artist Jacobus Vrel will be told in an exhibition scheduled for 2023 and in a book published this month
First Cupid, now a wine glass? More revelations emerge from restored Vermeer painting in Dresden
Major restoration on Girl reading a Letter at an Open Window shows a large studded goblet later covered by a green curtain
