T he Allegory of Faith (ca. 1670–72) is the Vermeer painting no one likes to talk about. At least that’s the consensus amongst those of us who regularly visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in order ...

In 1975, the art historian Eddy de Jongh discovered the emblem – represented exactly as it does in Allegory of Faith suspended by a ribbon – in a book titled Holy Emblems of Faith, Hope and ...

And when considering his painting “Allegory of the Catholic Faith,” the reason why is clear. Though Vermeer was not prolific—just 37 oil paintings are attributed to the artist, ...

The Soul Between Doubt and Faith, (painting) Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery. Object Details painter Vedder, Elihu 1836-1923 Notes Owner, 1973. ... Allegory--Quality--Faith ...

Long before Instagram, the male-dominated art world had censorship guidelines of its own. After a cover-up paint job, restorers will create a digital image of Artemisia Gentileschi's original work.

The glass sphere in The Allegory of Faith (1670-74) Vermeer's religious faith is expressed most forcefully in his late allegorical painting The Allegory of Faith.