took extraordinary steps to protect Johannes Vermeer’s “Girl With a Pearl Earring” and other works central to its collection. Wilhelm Martin, the museum’s director at the time, removed it ...

The winners were displayed in a replica frame in the exact spot where “Girl with a Pearl Earring” usually hangs.

A video journalist takes images of "Girl with a Pearl Earring," painting by Johannes Vermeer, at The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. Credit: AP/Molly Quell ...