Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition


              Pieter Roelofs, Head of Paintings and Sculpture, talks in front of View of Delft during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Detail of Woman with a Pearl Necklace, on loan from Staatliche Museen, Berlin, during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Director Taco Dibbits talks during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              A man looks at Woman with a Pearl Necklace, on loan from Staatliche Museen, Berlin, during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              A woman takes images of Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, on loan from the Gemaelde Galerie Dresden, during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Detail of Mistress and Maid, on loan from the Frick Collection, New York, during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Cyclists pass under the Vermeer exhibit sign at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Bicyclists passing under the Rijksmuseum ride into the sunlight in Amsterdam, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The Vermeer exhibit Rijksmuseum unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              During a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Director Taco Dibbits talks in front of Misstress and Maid, on loan from the Frick Collection, New York, during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Director Taco Dibbits talks in front of Mistress and Maid, on loan from the Frick Collection, New York, during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Tracy Chevalier, author of the book Girl With A Pearl Earring, poses in front of the painting Girl With A Pearl Earring during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              A man looks at View of Delft during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              Detail of Girl with a Pearl Earring during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
            
              A journalist takes images of Girl with a Pearl Earring during a press preview of the Vermeer exhibit at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, which unveils its blockbuster exhibition of 28 paintings by 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer drawn from galleries around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum hosts blockbuster Vermeer exhibition