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The late-Renaissance Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer captured men and women transfixed in quiet, meditative moments, using dramatic lighting and perspective to effect a moody and poetic ambience. Each exquisitely detailed image in Vermeer 2011 invites serene reflection and continued appreciation. Vermeer's paintings are among the most popular and most visited paintings in museums worldwide; they continue to be some of the most accessible and admired images from the Northern Renaissance and are favorites for prints and postcards. Featuring sumptuous reproductions of Vermeer paintings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Louvre, and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.