Johannes Vermeer
(Dutch, 1632–1675)
Johannes Vermeer
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Blogs
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What We Look at When We Look at a Vermeer
On the occasion of the return of The Frick Collection’s three paintings by Johannes Vermeer to their display at Frick Madison, Christopher Snow Hopkins, Associate Editor, reflects on the experience of viewing the canvases in the Rijksmuseum’s monumental Vermeer exhibition this year. -
Return of the Vermeers: New Insights on Three Masterworks
Freshly reinstalled at Frick Madison after their presentation in the Rijksmuseum’s landmark Vermeer exhibition, The Frick Collection’s three canvases by the “Sphinx of Delft” have divulged a few more secrets from their layered histories. -
Reading List: New Perspectives on Vermeer
The following reading list features books and a website—each published within the last two decades—with novel theories and interpretations of Vermeer’s work. -
New Discoveries Offer Answers to Mystery of Frick's Vermeer
A technical study in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Doerner Institut uncovers important new information about the painting. -
Rediscovering Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid
Margaret Iacono, Associate Research Curator, writes about Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid, the second Diptych in the Frick's ongoing series.
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Datasets of the Dutch Golden Age
The Digital Art History Lab is excited to announce the release of two datasets, the Montias database and a Vermeer dataset on GitHub.
See All Works of Vermeer
Explore more of Vermeer's completed paintings. Google Arts and Culture unites thirty-six Vermeer canvases from eighteen museums around the world.
Interactive Stories
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Mistress and Maid
A young woman and her maid wondering about the arrival of a mysterious letter.
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Officer and Laughing Girl
An intimate encounter between a dashing soldier and a fashionable young woman.
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Girl Interrupted at Her Music
Explore the presence of music in the work of Johannes Vermeer.