It’s possible that Vermeer saw this work before painting A Maid Asleep, which is believed to date from 1656 or ’57. If the artist did in fact base his hidden self portrait off his reflection ...

The 19th-century French art critic who rediscovered the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer regarded him as a mysterious outlier—and he’s often viewed that way today. A new exhibition opening in ...

Entitled "Comedian," the work became one of the art world's biggest viral moments when it sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in December 2019. The final portrait will be auctioned by ...

The Rijksmuseum's Vermeer symposium presented X-ray evidence that the artist painted over a hidden self portrait in his work "A Maid Asleep." ...