Arguably the best Vermeer painting — The Art of Painting — was not on display in Amsterdam in 2023 as it was deemed too fragile to travel. Vermeer never sold this painting and his widow hid it away from creditors, as it probably is a self-portrait albeit from behind. It is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien (KHM) in Vienna,
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