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Palm Coast and county government hold Memorial Day ceremonies at 8 and 10 a.m., Walt Whitman on soldiers in battle, looking at Vermeer anew.

The violence of his era can be found in his serene masterpieces — if you know where to look.

I wonder how we got here. How is it that Vermeer’s paintings now strut the world stage, having skulked for two...

Although Johannes Vermeer produced fewer than 40 paintings, almost every one of them is memorable. See a list of them, ranked worst to best.

For the first time, 28 of the Dutch master's exquisite paintings - the majority of his life's work - have been assembled at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam for what's considered a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.

Artnet News brings the show to you.

A bravura show at the Rijksmuseum displays more of the Dutch Master’s work at once than he himself ever saw.

Delft was Vermeer's city. Stand in front of his small painting, The Little Street of 1658 and you will see cobbles and a gabled brick house..