Arthur Wheelock’s Dutch Treat

Published August 8, 2009 4:00am ET



Late in 1995, National Gallery of Art curator Arthur K. Wheelock was looking forward to unveiling the exhibit of his career.

That exhibit, Johannes Vermeer, brought together 22 of the enigmatic Dutch genius’ 35 known paintings. Three centuries had passed since the last time so many Vermeers could be seen in one place.

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