The complete works

Vermeer's 36 paintings all in one place

Explore Vermeer's paintings by theme

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Uniting Vermeer's legacy

All 36 of the mysterious artist’s paintings in the same place for the first time

Flirtation

17th century romances caught in time forever

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Officer and Laughing Girl

The Frick Collection, New York City

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Girl with a Wine Glass

Herzog Anton-Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig

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The Glass Of Wine

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Storytelling

Mythical spirits, Jesus Christ and loose society

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Diana and her Nymphs

Mauritshuis, The Hague

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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

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The Procuress

Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden

Concentration

Intimate moments of Golden Age domestic life

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The Milkmaid

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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A Maid Asleep

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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Girl with a Pearl Necklace

Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

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The Lacemaker

Louvre, Paris

Correspondence

You've got mail

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Girl Reading A Letter

Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden

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A Woman Reading A Letter

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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The Love Letter

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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A Lady Writing

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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Mistress And Maid

The Frick Collection, New York City

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A Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid

The National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Music

If music be the food of love, play on

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Lady at the Virginal with a Gentleman

Royal Collection Trust, London

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Girl Interrupted at Her Music

The Frick Collection, New York City

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Girl With A Lute

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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The Concert

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

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A Young Woman Seated at a Virginal

The National Gallery, London

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The Guitar Player

Kenwood House, English Heritage, London

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Young Woman Seated at a Virginal

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A Young Woman standing at a Virginal

The National Gallery, London

Tronies

Not portraits but idealized visions of female beauty

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Girl With The Red Hat

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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The Girl with a Pearl Earring

Mauritshuis, The Hague

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Girl with a Flute

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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Study of a Young Woman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Cities

Rare examples of Vermeer's mastery of landscape painting

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View of Delft

Mauritshuis, The Hague

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The Little Street

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Symbolism

The hidden meanings of Vermeer's paintings revealed

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Woman Holding A Balance

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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The Astronomer

Louvre, Paris

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The Geographer

Städel Museum, Frankfurt

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Allegory of the Catholic Faith

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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The Art of Painting

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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