Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) tells the story of Griet, a 16-year-old Dutch girl who becomes a maid in the house of the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). Her calm and p…

Jan Vermeer van Delft ( fragment ).

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The subject of writing and receiving letters, which recurs frequently in Vermeer’s work, is given an exceptional sense of dramatic tension in this painting of two women arrested in some moment of mysterious crisis. The lack of final modelling in the mistress’ head and figure and the relatively plain background indicate that this late work by Vermeer was left unfinished. Nevertheless, the artist seldom if ever surpassed the subtly varied effects of light seen here as it gleams from the pearl…

Johannes Vermeer is the beloved seventeenth-century Dutch painter who created masterpieces such as Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Milkmaid. These works often steal the show. But here are five hidden gems from Vermeer that aren't often touted but definitely deserve a keen look.

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is currently showing a remarkable display of Dutch landscapes, still life, and scenes of daily life through the lens of more than 90 drawings and 27 paintings. Who can you expect to see?

Pieter de Hoogh

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