PokMovies your movie and series manager
Log in to add movies and series to your personal list
Episode Details: Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting
Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting
Series: The Private Life of a Masterpiece
Season: Season 5
Episode Number: 2
Air Date:
Duration: 50 min
The series that reveals the stories behind famous artworks continues with an examination of the favourite picture of the artist who painted it - the 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. This sublime symbol-laden interior remained in his possession until his death, despite the family being in dire financial straits. A later admirer was Adolf Hitler , who liked it so much that he bought it.