Did the rise of photography prepare the way for Johannes Vermeer's rediscovery after two centuries of neglect? More than that, Philip Steadman argues in his new book, "Vermeer's Camera," Vermeer (1632 ...

Renowned for painting young women, love letters, musicians, pearls and glasses of wine, Johannes Vermeer appears to us as a rather secular artist, capturing the pleasures of life. But a new biography, ...

THE HAGUE — Dutch master Johannes Vermeer’s photo-like paintings were likely inspired by a 17th-century pinhole camera that was first introduced to him by Jesuit priests, a new biography recently said ...

When Toni Pepe Dan found a box full of camera lenses over the summer, she knew she had to make something special out of them. “I didn’t have the heart to throw them away, so I thought I could find ...

A pure, clear light falls across the young woman’s face and spills over her spotless white collar and russet-colored blouse. It touches the blue and gold cloth wound around her hair and pools in a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... What if Johannes Vermeer were a machine? That’s the question posed by Tim Jenison in “Tim’s Vermeer,” a highly watchable documentary about Jenison’s ...

Tim Jenison (right) demonstrates his first painting experiment to his friend, producer Penn Jillette (left) in the documentary "Tim's Vermeer." (Carlo Villarreal, (c ...