Vermeer

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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.
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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.
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New Discoveries Offer Answers to Mystery of Frick's Vermeer
The Frick's beloved Mistress and Maid (1666–67) by Johannes Vermeer poses many unanswered questions, notably its seemingly unfinished background. A recent technical study in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Doerner Institut uncovers important new information about the painting, one of only thirty-six works attributed to the artist. 
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Frick Publishes Book on Vermeer and Maps
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Media Alert: Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Hals: Masterpieces of Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis