vermeer is best known for masterpieces.the milkmaid, which showcase his signature style of portraying intimate, atmospherically lit domestic scenes. the woman pouring milk in a corner of the kitchen. but it is not the subject itself what is so important here, it is its use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things, which make this painting a sort of experience of viewing, of perception. vermeer dedicated himself to the search for stillness, like a curtain sometimes literally is drawn back. but the subjects, often women in a domestic setting, are placed back from us. so there's stuff between us and them. there's a table or chair. they're not looking at us, a lot of the time, and itjust feels — like they're doing their own thing and you're trying to get their attention and you realise you can't. and so you just, you think, wow, he's really privileged, in this domestic moment, and there must be something special about it. and i think we can relate to that. museums, including the national gallery in london, the lo

vermeer is best known for masterpieces.ich showcase his signature style of portraying intimate, atmospherically lit domestic scenes. the woman pouring milk in a corner of the kitchen. but it is not the subject itself. what is so important here, it is its use of light and colour and of sharpness and blurred things which make this painting a sort of experience of viewing, of perception. vermeer dedicated himself to the search for stillness, like a curtain sometimes literally is drawn back. but the subjects often women in a domestic setting, are placed back from us. so there's stuff between us and them. there's a table or chair. they're not looking at us a lot of the time, and itjust feels like they're doing their own thing and you're trying to get their attention and you realise you can't. and so you just you think, wow, he's really privileged, this domestic moment, and there must be something special about it. and i think we can relate to that. museums, including the national gallery in london, the louvre in paris and privat

and since then i've been busy with vermeer. >> reporter: vermeer has been under intense scrutiny in anotherht. they've adapted specialist techniques used by nasa to map minerals on mars and the moon. it amounts to noninvasive fine art archaeology. >> it's as if you're looking over his shoulder and seeing what he's doing. >> reporter: we didn't know it, but vermeer never stopped experimenting. >> if you see the underlying paint layers, for example, the underpaint, he really put on kind of fast and rough brushstrokes. fine light and shadow. for example, in the tablecloth, you have areas where there's black underpaint. like here and here. the darkest shadows. and then on top where the light hits the table, he used a white underpaint. >> and behind her on the wall? >> here was a fire basket. a large element to dry your clothes. and then here was a rack. >> reporter: we've known vermeer was a genius with paints and brush. only now are we beginning to understand how precisely he did it. nick glass, cnn, the reichsmuseum in amsterdam. >> i've seen that story several now and i cannot get enough, ea

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even masters manage to find something that has been hidden for decades, for example, the work of jan vermeer, a girl reading a letter through an open window, completely acquired a new meaning back in 1979. after an x-ray study, scientists saw the image of cupid on the wall, but thought that the author himself had painted it over. however, a year ago, it was investigated. concluded that cupid disappeared after the death of the maestro, therefore , the true meaning of the picture of the girl reading a love letter became clear. i am ekaterina beletskaya , today we found out who and how gives new life to a masterpiece. and what is the role of science in this process. i hope you had fun with us see you on the air. they threw injections of the great aisha war. and i remember closer different corners of the country to the place of traeda and exploits of the side, remember with acclyar and heroes great and small jans shackle historical truth, and at the parking lot recreate the memory of the earth bad noise pray nietzsche edge the view from the pot is a relief, you believe, road signs flash through

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maryland. tens of thousands of russians also fled the country since the start of the war. president vermeer portions decree of partial military mobilization. but that ready could have been forced to enlist to fight in ukraine. georgia is one of the places that some young russians have gone through with his friends, a lot of reports, all this you community of exiles has received a warm welcome. grab cousin itself is a long way from home. he had a life back in his hometown st. petersburg, but when war broke out, he knew what he had to do with him. can you believe me? we were on our way here. we didn't know whether we would stay here or move elsewhere. our objective was just to get out of russia and to look around and then make a decision. this globe is one of thousands of russians who fled to georgia to avoid fighting on the front lines. he started to business as carving out a new life, but he found that new comers aren't being welcomed with open arms. within that time, you know, we've had virtually no george and customers. there were a few people who work nearby. we'll drop by for a coffee.

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it's really difficult to get a decent vermeer not once there was this fair, me a painting on the market and they said, surely some russian tycoon will buy it and donated to the hermitage. when there was no tycoon with the painting. wasn't that good either. that you just can't get your hands on quality art in the when it comes to 20th century contemporary art, we have all the essentials. we've got dance and music by matisse. we've got value, which is black square, a gift by the way. and we've got the red wagon by tobacco for also a donation. we have some wonderful paintings by and some kiefer so i'd say we have the 20th century covered as for the 21st century. but there aren't any artist yet that we could use are kind of related question, but a little more personal. what is your favorite piece or maybe something that is closest to your heart here in the hotel bridge. now that's a taboo question. at the hermitage, there are 2 types of questions that are forbidden for why i where my scarf all the time and what my favorite painting. if i reveal my favorite painting, people will keep giving

it's really difficult to get a decent vermeer not once there was this fair, me a painting on the market. and they said, surely some russian tycoon will buy it and donated to the hermitage when there was no tycoon with the painting. wasn't that good either, that you just can't get your hands on quality art in the when it comes to 20th century contemporary art, we have all the essentials. we've got dance and music by matisse. we've got value, which is black square a gift by the way. and we've got the red wagon by tobacco for also a donation. we have some wonderful paintings by and some kiefer so i'd say we have the 20th century covered as for the 21st century. but there aren't any artist yet that we could use are kind of related question, but a little more personal. what is your favorite piece or maybe something that is closest to your heart here in the middle of the bridge. now that's a taboo question. her at the hermitage, there are 2 types of question that are forbidden for why i wear my scarf all the time. and what's my favorite painting? if i reveal my favorite painting, people will

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$75000000000.00 of stock from shareholders. nearly 350 years after his death, the dutch painter. johan, as vermeer is about to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to a gallery in amsterdam, dozens of his paintings have been brought together from around the world for a new exhibition that fasten had a preview. she may have been an imaginary figure, but she's become one of the world's most famous faces. the girl with a pearl earring was created by johan samir in the dutch city of delphi, around 1665, and she's captured people's attention ever since. with amir paint never becomes painful when you look at his paintings. and also when you look at the girl was pearl, you can never see paint. you see a woman looking at you. and there's a lot of mystery around it. with an average of 2 paintings a year for may and may have not been prolific, but all his work has made an impact. a master of light and color. he used techniques expert are still trying to understand to day finance. he 1st one who painted blue shadows have incredible. so we have a lot of painting to see in this exhibition. you can see thi