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 ...

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 ...

Rob de Heer talks next to his artwork, one of 60 pieces exhibited and inspired by the famous "Girl with a Pearl Earring," painting by Johannes Vermeer, at The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague ...