Walter Liedtke, the curator of its Vermeer’s Masterpiece: The Milkmaid exhibition, says the painting, long interpreted as a salute to the working classes, is actually a kind of discreet 17th ...

A woman takes images of a projection of Vermeer's The Milkmaid during a press conference at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which will for the first and last time unite 28 paintings by Johannes Vermeer, has used the most modern techniques to see how the craftsman discovered that ‘less is more’ ...

In Pictures: Vermeer's Women "The Milkmaid," however, is the star: She is an earthy vision--her downturned, shadowed face tranquil, her figure sturdy as she pours milk into a rustic ceramic bowl.

Inspired by Vermeer’s “ The Milkmaid ” (c. 1657–58), Wheat has artfully transformed the gallery space, reimagining it as a reflection of the titular milkmaid’s own pantry world.

In an unprecedented blockbuster exhibit, from Feb. 10, to June 4, 2023, the Rijksmuseum will unite two iconic paintings from Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, The Girl with a Pearl Earring and The ...

Vermeer’s The Milkmaid is filmed during a press conference at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

Vermeer's The Milkmaid is filmed during a press conference at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. In an unprecedented blockbuster exhibit, from Feb. 10, to June 4 ...

AMSTERDAM – The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum will unite two iconic paintings from Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer early next year — The Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Milkmaid. In an unprecedented ...

Posted: Sep 8, 2022 / 04:38 AM EDT Updated: Sep 8, 2022 / 08:35 AM EDT Rijksmuseum director Taco Dibbits speaks in front of Vermeer’s The Milkmaid in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.