The Master Of Light: How Vermeer’s Intimate Scenes Made Him An Icon | Great Artists | Perspective

With Rembrandt and Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer ranks among the most admired of all Dutch artists, but he was much less well known in his own time period and remained relatively obscure until the end of the nineteenth century, hundreds of years later. His painting, “Girl With A Pearl Earring“, is arguably Vermeer’s most widely seen work—and one of the most famous paintings ever created. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content every week: Perspective is YouTube’s home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more! 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’PERSPECTIVE’ Any queries, please contact us at: perspective@ #Painting #Art #History