Huxley had used Blake's metaphor in The Doors of Perception while discussing the paintings of Vermeer and the Nain brothers, and previously in The Perennial Philosophy, once in relation to the use of mortification as a means to remove persistent spiritual myopia and secondly to refer to the absence of separation in spiritual vision.

This painting was hailed by some of the world ’ s foremost art experts as the finest Vermeer they had ever seen.

Korteling had been inspired by Johannes Vermeer and showed the young van Meegeren how Vermeer had manufactured and mixed his colours.

Jacques van Meegeren forged the work of his father Han van Meegeren ( who in his turn had forged the work of Vermeer ).

Miss Gilchrist felt sure one was a painting by Vermeer, yet Cora had no idea how valuable the artwork was, and thus Miss Gilchrist began her desperate plot.

19th century art historians had assumed that Vermeer had been influenced by de Hooch's work, but the opposite is now believed.

Previously, round hay bales had been little more than lumps of grass tied together, but the Vermeer design used belts to compact hay into a cylindrical shape as is seen today.

After his death at Lunéville in 1652, La Tour's work was forgotten until rediscovered by Hermann Voss, a German scholar, in 1915 ; some of La Tour's work had in fact been confused with Vermeer, when the Dutch artist underwent his own rediscovery in the nineteenth century.

The subject has attracted few artists since the 19th century, and one of the last notable depictions may be the one painted, as a forgery of a Vermeer, by Han van Meegeren in front of the Dutch police, in order to demonstrate that the paintings he had sold to Hermann Göring were also fake.

A major difference though, is the fact that Steen and Vermeer had to feed and house a ( large ) family.

In the beverage industry, Kanbar had a success with SKYY vodka, also introduced Vermeer Dutch Chocolate Cream Liqueur and more recently launched Blue Angel Premium Vodka.

During the spoken section at the beginning of the song, two Dutchmen, Oscar " Wilde " Vermeer and Patrick " The Brewer " Schrama ( who met Tim Wheeler during a holiday in France ), suggest that the song should have been called " Jack Names The Planet Nieuw-Vennep ", given that, in their opinion, " Nieuw-Vennep " is a good name for a planet.

This part of has been compared to the seventeenth-century painters Jan van Goyen, Jacob Van Ruisdael and Johannes Vermeer.

He also spent a lot of time studying famous European paintings he admired, particularly the work of the Dutch artists Johannes Vermeer, Pieter de Hooch, and Rembrandt.

They also drew inspiration from painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Edward Hopper ( particularly his House by the Railroad ), and Andrew Wyeth, as well as photo-reporters from the turn of the century.

Reminiscent of Dutch painting ( particularly Vermeer and Rembrandt ), they are are similar in style to contemporary works by William Orpen, who became Rothenstein's brother-in-law in 1901, marrying Alice's sister Grace.

There is a well-known painting by Johannes Vermeer titled The Geographer, which is often linked to Vermeer's The Astronomer.

* Han van Meegeren the well-known art-forger lived in Roquebrune and painted here his famous Vermeer fake Supper at Emmaus

The Vermeer Quartet was a string quartet founded in 1969 at the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont and active until 2007.

A letter from the thief appears in the newspaper, telling the public that he will not give back A Lady Writing until they prove which Vermeer paintings were truly painted by him.

His 2008 book, The Forger's Spell, describes the 1930-40s forging of Johannes Vermeer paintings by a critic-detesting Dutch artist, accepted as " masterpieces " by art experts until the artist's confession and trial in 1945.

The 17th century Dutch Masters, such as Johannes Vermeer, were known for their magnificent attention to detail.

The 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer often made lavish use of lapis lazuli, along with Carmine and Indian yellow, in his vibrant paintings.

Miller adopted a visual and design policy of sets and costumes inspired by great paintings of the era in which the play were written, though the style was dominated by the post-Shakespearean 17th century artists Johannes Vermeer and Rembrandt.

Adriaen and Isaac van Ostade, David Teniers, Aelbert Cuyp, Johannes Vermeer and Pieter De Hooch were among the many painters specializing in genre subjects in the Netherlands during the 17th century.

Its sensitive handling of light — in particular, natural light filtered into an otherwise unlit interior space — led 19th century art historians to attribute it to Johannes Vermeer, with whose work the painting does bear strong similarities.

Many forgeries still escape detection ; Han van Meegeren, possibly the most famous forger of the 20th century, used historical canvasses for his Vermeer forgeries and created his own pigments to ensure that they were authentic.

Other notable works include Workers Union ( 1975 ), a melodically indeterminate piece " for any loud sounding group of instruments "; Mausoleum ( 1979 ) for 2 baritones and large ensemble ; De Tijd ( 1979 – 81 ) for female singers and ensemble ; De Snelheid ( 1982-3 ), for 3 amplified ensembles ; De Materie ( 1984 – 88 ), a large four-part work for voices and ensemble ; collaborations with filmmaker and librettist Peter Greenaway on the film M is for Man, Music, Mozart and the operas Rosa: A Horse Drama ( 1994 ) and Writing to Vermeer ( 1998 ); and the recent La Passione ( 2000 – 02 ) for female voice, violin and ensemble.

Johannes Vermeer, The Geographer 1668-69 oil on canvas ; 53 × 47 cm.

Other notable works include Workers Union ( 1975 ), a melodically indeterminate piece " for any loud sounding group of instruments "; Mausoleum ( 1979 ) for 2 baritones and large ensemble ; De Tijd ( 1979 – 81 ) for female singers and ensemble ; De Snelheid ( 1982-3 ), for 3 amplified ensembles ; De Materie ( 1984 – 88 ) a large four part work for voices and ensemble ; collaborations with filmmaker and librettist Peter Greenaway on the film M is for Man, Music, Mozart and the operas Rosa: A Horse Drama ( 1994 ) and Writing to Vermeer ( 1998 ); and the recent La Passione ( 2000 – 02 ) for female voice and ensemble.

All these qualities appear in the work of Delft's most famous painters, Vermeer and de Hooch ; it is likely that Fabritius was a strong influence on them.

The NAM's Board of Directors includes Jay Timmons, NAM President and CEO ; Mary Vermeer Andringa, President and CEO, Vermeer Corporation ; and Douglas Oberhelman, CEO, Caterpillar Inc.

His true motive is to fashion Alba into a subject of his recreations of Johannes Vermeer paintings ; Venus de Milo participates in this process, as well.

* Jan Vermeer – The Procuress ( approximate date ; Gemäldegalerie, Dresden )

In a series of early exercises, he forged works by Frans Hals, Pieter de Hooch, Gerard ter Borch, and Johannes Vermeer.

Previously the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau, it now has a large art collection, including paintings by Dutch painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Frans Hals and works of the German painter Hans Holbein the Younger.

It lacks works by the most important artists such as Vermeer and Frans Hals but taken together this group offers an overview of the different trends within this school.

The Vermeer Quartet performed well over two hundred works, including nearly all the " standard " string quartets, many lesser-known compositions, a number of contemporary scores, and various other works with guests.

However, the other European collections include examples of the work of many of the great masters of western painting, including an important version of Saint Martin and the Beggar, by El Greco, and works by Matthias Grünewald, Cranach the Elder, Rogier Van der Weyden, Albrecht Dürer, Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco Goya, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, and Eugène Delacroix, among others.

The stolen artworks include The Concert by Vermeer ( one of only 34 known works by Vermeer in the world ), three works by Rembrandt including The Storm on the Sea of Galilee ( the artist ’ s only known seascape ) and a postage-stamp-sized Self-Portrait, five drawings by Degas, Chez Tortoni by Manet, a landscape painting formerly attributed to Rembrandt, and two objects, an ancient Chinese Ku and a finial in the shape of an eagle from a Napoleonic flag.

The theft was referenced in The Simpsons episode " American History X-cellent ," in which one of the stolen works, The Concert by Vermeer, is found in the collection of Mr. Burns.

Wynn is collector of fine art, and has bought numerous works by artists such as Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Julian Hatton, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Johannes Vermeer. Close to the Wizard of Oz by Julian Hatton.

* Vermeer – nearly complete exhibition of 25 works, The Hague and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Sir Alfred Beit bought the house in 1952 where he housed his own family's collection, comprising works by many great artists, including Goya, Vermeer, Peter Paul Rubens and Thomas Gainsborough.

Housed at his homes in the Netherlands and France, Mannheimer's art ( which included works by Chardin, Fragonard, Watteau, and Rubens, at least one fake Vermeer, gold reliquary busts, tapestries, Meissen porcelain, and Judaica, including a naturalistic circa-1800 Hanukkah lamp known as the " Oak Tree Menorah ") and his collection of 18th-century furniture ( much of it acquired for him by the American decorator Elsie de Wolfe and the Paris decorator Stéphane Boudin ) were seized by the bank.

Vermeer painted few works during his lifetime, about 35-36 paintings, but nearly each of them has become a masterpiece.

He was most interested in the works of Johannes Vermeer, Paulus Potter, and Rembrandt, but studied paintings by German and Italian masters, as well.

Also nearby is Russborough House, a fine example of Palladian architecture, which houses the Beit art collection, much of which was donated to the state by Sir Alfred Lane Beit, including works by Goya, Vermeer and Rubens.