A mystery for the ages: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist
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A mystery for the ages: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist
The world’s greatest unsolved art theft continues to obsess—and stump—investigators
Hidden Cupid resurfaces in one of Vermeer’s best-known works after two and a half centuries
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Hidden Cupid resurfaces in one of Vermeer’s best-known works after two and a half centuries
Laboratory tests revealed "sensational" discovery that the figure in Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window was overpainted decades after the artist’s death
Golden Age day trips from Tefaf Maastricht: our pick of must-see shows
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Golden Age day trips from Tefaf Maastricht: our pick of must-see shows
The 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt this year has prompted a glut of exhibitions devoted to the Dutch artist and his peers
Crowd-magnet Vermeer borrowed for Alte Pinakothek’s curtain-raiser
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Crowd-magnet Vermeer borrowed for Alte Pinakothek’s curtain-raiser
Munich museum has undergone a four-year €12m renovation
Mauritshuis shines a light on its famous Vermeer
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Mauritshuis shines a light on its famous Vermeer
A team of international specialists are studying Girl with a Pearl Earring for two weeks straight
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Comment | Cupid ‘outing’ in Vermeer painting is the right move
The uncovered figure changes the composition of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window
Martin Bailey