5 things you need to know about Dutch artist Vermeer


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Vermeer’s 28 canvases on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam represents the biggest ever exhibition of the 17th-century master’s work. — AFP

Long considered a minor figure in art history with only around 35 works to his name, Johannes Vermeer is today one of the world’s most revered painters.

Here are five things to know about the Dutch Baroque artist who is the subject of a major retrospective at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam:

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