
Vermeer's paintings are listed in chronological order according to the critereon set out in Complete Essential Vermeer Interactive Catalogue.
updated June 27, 2023
Diana and her Companions
c. 1653–1656Oil on canvas
98.5 x 105 cm. (38 3/4 x 41 3/8 in.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 34
- London 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 148, no. 313, as "Diana at her Toilet"
- Amsterdam 1945 
 Weerzien der meesters
 Rijksmuseum
 22, no. 133
- Delft November–April, 1950 
 Het koninklijke kabinet 'Het Mauritshuis' in het museum 'Het Prinsenhof' te Delft
 Stedelijk Museum 'Het Prinsenhof'
 11, no. 26
- Milan April–June, 1951 
 Mostra del Caravaggio e dei Caravaggeschi
 Palazzo Reale
 99, no. 187 and ill. 130
- Zurich 1953 
 Hollander des 17. Fahrhunderts
 Kunsthaus
 72, no. 170 and ill. 27
- Milan February 25–April 25, 1954 
 Mostra di pittura olandese del seicento
 Palazzo Reale
 no. 175 and ill. no. 30, as "La toletta di Diana"
- Rome January 4–February 14, 1954 
 Mostra di pittura olandese del seicento
 Palazzo delle Esposizioni
 no. 175 and ill. no. 30, as "La toletta di Diana"
- New York January 4–February 14, 1954 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 6 and ill.
- Toronto 1954–1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 Art Gallery of Toronto
 plate #VI, between pages xx and xxi
- Toledo (OH) January 2–February 13, 1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 Toledo Museum of Art
 plate #VI, between pages xx and xxi
- Oslo October 9–December 6, 1959 
 Fra Rembrandt til Vermeer
 Nasjonalgallieret
 no. 83
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. 1 and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. 1 and ill.
- Tokyo October 19–December 22, 1968 
 The Age of Rembrandt, Dutch Paintings and Drawings of the 17th Century
 National Museum of Western Art
 no. 69 and ill.
- Kyoto January 12–March 2, 1968 
 The Age of Rembrandt, Dutch Paintings and Drawings of the 17th Century
 National Museum of Western Art
 no. 69 and ill.
- Washington D.C. 1980 
 Gods, Saints and Heroes: Dutch Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt
 National Gallery of Art
 41, 210–211, no. 54 and ill.
- Detroit  February 16–April 19, 1980 
 Gods, Saints and Heroes: Dutch Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt
 National Gallery of Art
 210–211 no. 54, and ill.
- Amsterdam May 18–July 19, 1981 
 Gods, Saints and Heroes: Dutch Paintings in the Age of Rembrandt
 National Gallery of Art
 210–211, no. 54 and ill.
- Tokyo 1984 
 Dutch Painting of the Golden Age of Rembrandt
 National Gallery of Art
 108–109, no.39 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Galley of Art
 96–101, no. 3 and ill.
- The Hague 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis
 96–101, no. 3 and ill.
- Frankfurt February 9–April 30, 2000 
 Dutch Classicism in Seventeenth-Century Painting
 Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt
- Rotterdam Sept. 15, 1999–January 19, 2000 
 Dutch Classicism in Seventeenth-Cetnury Painting
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 359–362, no. 64 and ill.
- London June 20–September, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 359–362, no. 64 and ill.
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 168–170, no. 26 and ill.
- The Hague May 12–August 22, 2010 
 The Young Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 26–29, no. 1 and ill.
- Dresden September 3–December 28, 2010 
 The Young Vermeer
 Old Masters Picture Gallery
 26–29, no. 1 and ill.
- Edinburgh December 8, 2010–February, 2011 
 The Young Vermeer
 National Gallery of Scotland
 26–29, no. 1 and ill.
- Tokyo June 30–September 17, 2012 
 Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery
 Tokyo Art Museum
- The Hague October 7, 2021–January 9, 2022
 Facelifts & Makeovers
 Mauritshuis, The Hague
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023 
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 3 and ill.
- Madrid March 4, 2025–June 8, 2025
 Proust and the Arts
 Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
c. 1654–1656Oil on canvas
160 x 142 cm. (63 x 55 7/8 in.)
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 20
- London 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 147, no. 310
- Amsterdam, October 21–November 3, 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 juli 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 26–27, no. 162 and ill. 162
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 34, no. 79 and ill. 59
- Utrecht June 15–August 3, 1952 
 Caravaggio en de Nederlanden
 Centraal Museum
 57–58, no. 92 and ill. 71
- Edinburgh 1992 
 Dutch Art and Scotland: A Reflection of Taste
 National Gallery of Scotland
 150–151, no. 71 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 90–95, no. 2 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 90–95, no. 2 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 65 and ill.
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 65 and ill
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 164–166, no. 25 and ill.
- The Hague May 12–August 22, 2010 
 The Young Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 26–29, no. 1 and ill.
- Dresden September 3–December 28, 2010 
 The Young Vermeer
 Old Masters Picture Gallery
 30–35, no. 2 and ill.
- Edinburgh December 8, 2010–February, 2011 
 The Young Vermeer
 National Gallery of Scotland
 30–35, no. 2 and ill.
- Rimini January 21–June 3, 2012 
 Da Vermeer a Kandinsky
 Castel Sismondo
 76 and ill.
- San Francisco March 7–May 3, 2015 
 Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland
 M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
 52, no. 15 and ill. 53
- Fort Worth (TX) June 28–September 20, 2015 
 Botticelli to Braque: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland
 Kimbell Art Museum
- Sydney October 24, 2015–February 14, 2016 
 The Greats: Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland
 The Art Gallery of New South Wales
 62, no. 13 and ill.
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 1 and ill.
The Procuress
1656Oil on canvas
143 x 130 cm. (56 1/8 x 51 1/8 in.)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery), Dresden
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 11
- Berlin April–June, 1980 
 Restaurierte Kunstwerke in der Deutschen Demokratischen Republic
 Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
 no. 21
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 66.
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 66.
- Jackson (MS) March 1–September 6, 2004 
 The Glory of Baroque
 Mississippi Arts Pavilion
 no catalogue
- Dresden December 3, 2004–February 27, 2005 
 Das restaurierte meisterwerk: "Die Kupplerin" von Vermeer (The Restored Masterpiece: "The Procuress
 by Vermeer)
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
- The Hague May 12–August 22, 2010 
 The Young Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 36–47, no. 3 and ill.
- Dresden September 3–December 28, 2010 
 Der frühe Vermeer
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
- Edinburgh December 8, 2010–February, 2011 
 The Young Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 36–47, no.3 and ill.
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no.4 and ill.
A Maid Asleep
c. 1656–1657Oil on canvas
87.6 x 76.5 cm. (34 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 7
- London 1898 
 Illustrated catalogue of 300 Paintings by Old Masters of Dutch, Flemish, French, and English School Being Some of the Principal Pictures Which Have at Various Times Formed Part of Sedelmeyer Gallery
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 104, no. 88 and ill., as "The Sleeping Servant"
- London April 28–July 25, 1903 
 Works by Early and Modern Painters of the Dutch School
 Art Gallery of the Corporation of London
 no. 188, as "The Cook Asleep," lent by Monsieur X of Paris
- New York September 25–October 9, 1909 
 The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 137, as "A Girl Sleeping"
- New York November 7, 1952–September 7, 1953 
 Art Treasures of the Metropolitan
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 117
- New York  March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 67
- New York September 18, 2007–January 6, 2008 
 The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- New York September 9–November 29, 2009 
 Vermeer's Masterpiece "The Milkmaid"
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 6 and ill.
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window
c. 1657–1659Oil on canvas
83 x 64.5 cm. (32 3/4 x 25 3/8 in.)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
(Old Masters Picture Gallery), Dresden
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 15
- Tokyo September 20–November 24, 1974 
 Meisterwerke der Europäischen Kunst
 Nationalmuseum for Western Art
- Kyoto December 2, 1974–January 26, 1975 
 Meisterwerke der Europäischen Kunst
 Nationalmuseum
- Moscow October 10–November 18, 1984 
 Gerettete Meisterwerke
 Puschkin Museum
- Leningrad [formerly St. Petrsberg] December 6, 1984–January 20, 1985 
 Gerettete Meisterwerke
 Staatliche Eremitage
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Il Prado
 165–167, no. 32 and ill.
- Kobe January–May 22, 2005 
 Dresden-Spiegel der Welt. Die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden in Japan
 Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
- Tokyo June 28–September 19, 2005 
 Dresden-Spiegel der Welt. Die Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden in Japan
 National Museum of Western Art
- Dresden September 3–November 28, 2010 
 Der frühe Vermeer
 Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Tokyo February 10–April 3, 2022
 Johannes Vermeer and 17th-Century Dutch Paintings
 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
- Sapporo April 22–June 26, 2022
 Johannes Vermeer and the Masters of the Golden Age of Dutch Painting from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Osaka July 16–September 25, 2022 
 Johannes Vermeer and the Masters of the Golden Age of Dutch Painting from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
 Osaka Museum of Fine Arts
- Sendai  October 8–November 27, 2022
 Johannes Vermeer and the Masters of the Golden Age of Dutch Painting from the collection of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 6 and ill.
Officer and Laughing Girl
c. 1657–1660Oil on canvas
50.5 x 46 cm. (19 7/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Frick Collection, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 7
- Paris 1886 
 Exposition rétrospective tableaux anciens empruntés aux galeries particulières
 Palais des Champs-Elysées
 36, no. 107
- London 1891 
 Winter Exhibitition
 Royal Academy of Arts
 15, no. 52, as "The Soldier and the Laughing Girl," lent by Samuel S. Joseph, Esq. The painting is described as "Interior of a room; a man in a red coat and a large black hat, and a woman in a black and gold dress and white hood, are seated at a table near an open window, conversing; a map hangs on the wall behind them. Panel, 19 by 17 in."
- London 1900 
 Exhibition of Pictures by Dutch Masters of Seventeenth Century
 Burlington Fine Arts Club
 25, no. 18 as "Le Soldat et la Fillette Qui Rit," lent by Mrs. Joseph
- New York January 11–27, 1912 
 Exhibition of Old Masters for the Benefit of The Artists' Funds and Artists' Aid Societies
 M. Knoedler & Co.
 54 and ill.
- New York June 3–November 2, 2008 
 Frick's Vermeers Reunited
 Frick Collection
 no catalogue
- The Hague September 29, 2022 –January 15, 2023
 Manhattan Masters: Frick Collection, New York City
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 7 and ill.
The Milkmaid
c. 1657–1661Oil on canvas
45.5 x 41 cm. (17 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 25
- Amsterdam 1872 
 Katalogus der tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters
 Arti et amicitiae
 21, no. 142
- Amsterdam 1900 
 Catalogus der verzameling schilderijen en familieportretten van de heeren jhr. P. H. Six van Vromade, Jhr. J. Six en jhr. W. Six
 Stedelijk Museum
 17, no. 70
- Paris 1921 
 Exposition hollandaise. Tableaux, aquarelles et dessins anciens et modernes
 Jeu de Paume
 10, no. 105
- London 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 144, no. 302, and pl. 77
- Amsterdam 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 27, no. 163, and ill.
- Rotterdam 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 35, no. 81 and ill. 62
- New York 1939 
 Masterpieces of Art. New York World's Fair
 194–195, no. 398 and pl. 71
- Detroit 1939 
 Masterpieces of Art from Foreign Collections. European Paintings from the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs
 Detroit Institute of Arts
 19 and ill. 52
- Detroit 1941 
 Masterpieces of Art from European and American Collections. Twenty-Second Loan Exhibition of Old Masters
 The Detroit Institute of Arts
 19 and ill. 62
- Montreal February 5–March 8, 1942 
 Loan exhibition of masterpieces of painting (Exposition de chefs-d'oeuvre de la peinture)
 Museum of Fine Arts, Art Association
- New York October 8–November 7, 1942 
 Paintings by the Great Dutch Masters of the Seventeenth Century
 Duveen Galleries
 87, no. 67 and ill.
- Chicago November 18–December 16, 1942 
 Paintings by the Great Dutch Masters of the Seventeenth Century
 Art Institute of Chicago
 64, no. 41 and ill.
- Zurich 1953 
 Hollander des 17. Jahrhunderts
 Kunsthaus
 72, no. 171 and ill. 28.
- Rome January 4–February 14, 1954 
 Mostra di pittura olandese del seicento
 Palazzo delle Esposizioni
 90, no.176 and ill. 31, as "La cuciniera"
- Milan February 29–April 25, 1954 
 Mostra di pittura olandese del seicento
 Palazzo Reale
 no. 176 and ill. no. 31, as "La cuciniera"
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. 2 and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. II and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis
 108–113, no. 5 and ill. (not shown in Washington)
- Amsterdam 2000 
 The Glory of Golden Age: Dutch Art of Seventeenth Century
 Rijksmuseum
 197, no. 136 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 69
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 69
- Tokyo June 26, 2007–September 26, 2007 
 "The Milkmaid" by Vermeer and Dutch Genre Painting: Masterworks from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
 The National Art Center
 48, no. 1 and ill.
- New York September 9–November 29, 2009 
 Vermeer's Masterpiece '"The Milkmaid'"
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 17, no. 2., ill. 205
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Amsterdam April 1–May 15, 2022 
 Dutch Heritage Amsterdam
 Hermitage Amsterdam
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 7 and ill.
Girl Interrupted in her Music
c. 1658–1661Oil on canvas
39.3 x 44.4 cm. (15 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
Frick Collection, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 8
- London 1900 
 Exhibition of Pictures by Dutch Masters of Seventeenth Century
 Burlington Fine Arts Club
 26, no. 23 as "The Music Lesson," lent by Lewis Fry, Esq., M. P.
- St. Louis 1904 
 St. Louis World's Fair
 73, no. 93, as "The Music Lesson" lent by Mr. Henrey C. Frick, Pittsburg
- New York September 25–October 9, 1909 
 The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 138, as "The Music Lesson" lent by Mr. Henry C. Frick, New York
- New York June 3–November 2, 2008 
 Frick's Vermeers Reunited
 Frick Collection
 no catalogue
- Dresden September 10, 2021–January 2, 2022 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 12 and ill.
- Pittsburg April 6, 2024–July 14, 2024
 Vermeer, Monet, Rembrandt: Forging the Frick Collections in Pittsburgh and New York
 Frick Pittsburg
- New York June 18, 2025–September 8, 2025
 Vermeer’s Love Letters
 Frick Collection
The Glass of Wine
c. 1658–1661Oil on canvas
65 x 77 cm. (25 5/8 x 30 1/4 in.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
museum contact
number of exhibitions -15
- London 1881 
 Winter Exhibitition
 Royal Academy of Arts
 22, no. 93, lent by Mrs. Hope
- London 1891 
 South Kensington Museum
 15, no. 52, as "interior," lent by Samuel S. Joseph, Esq.
- Berlin 1929 
 Erasmus, Kurt. Die Meister des holländischen Interieurs
 Galerie Dr Schäffer
 no. 103a and ill.
- New York May 17, June 13, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 14, no. 139 and ill., as "Lady and Gentleman Drinking Wine"
- Philadelphia June19, 1948–Jul y7, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 14, no. 139 and ill., as "Lady and Gentleman Drinking Wine:
- Chicago July 15, 1948–August 4, 1948 
 Masterpieces of Painting Saved from the German Salt Mines; Property of the Berlin Museums
 14, no. 139 and ill., as "Lady and Gengleman Drinking Wine"
- Boston August 14, 1948–August 31, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 14, no. 139 and ill., as "Lady and Gentleman Drinking Wine"
- Schaffhausen 1949 
 Rembrandt und seine Zeit. Museum zu Allerheiligen
 76, no. 188 and ill.
- Brunswick 1978 
 Die Klessmann, Rüdiger. Die Sprache der Bilder: Realität und Bedeutung in der niederlandischen Malerei des 17 Jarhunderts
 Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
 164–168, no. 39 and ill.
- Amsterdam 2000 
 The Glory of Golden Age: Dutch Art of Seventeenth Century
 Rijksmuseum
 198, no. 137 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School.
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 71
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 70
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
 176–178, no 28 and ill.
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 11 and ill.
The Little Street
c. 1657–1661Oil on canvas
54.3 x 44 cm. (21 3/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 25
- Amsterdam 1845 
 no. 106
- Amsterdam 1872 
 Katalogus der tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters
 Arti et amicitiae
 22, no. 143
- Amsterdam 1900 
 Catalogus der verzameling schilderijen en familieportretten van de heeren jhr. P. H. Six van Vromade, Jhr. J. Six en jhr. W. Six
 Stedelijk Museum
 17, no. 71
- London January 4–March 9, 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 149–150, no. 316 and pl. 80
- London 1929 
 Dutch Art. An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of Dutch Art at Burlington House, London
 Burlington House
 85, no. 103 and ill.
- Amsterdam October 21–November 3, 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 28, no. 165 and ill. 165
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 36, no. 83 and ill. 64
- Brussels March 2–April 28, 1946 
 De Hollandsche schilderkunst van Jeroen Bosch tot Rembrandt
 Paleis voor Schone Kunsten
- Paris November 25, 1950–February 185, 1951 
 Le Paysage hollandais au XVII siècle
 Orangerie des Tuileries
 no. 98
- London November, 1952–March, 1953 
 Dutch Pictures 1450–1750
 Royal Academy of Arts
 vol 1: no. 529, 2: ill. 13
- New York 1954 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pitcures of Seventeenth Century
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 ill. 7
- Toledo (OH) January 2–February 13, 1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 Toledo Museum of Art
 plate #VII, between pages xxii and xxiii
- Toronto 1954–1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pitcures of Seventeenth Century
 Art Gallery of Toronto
 plate #VII, between pages xxii and xxiii
- Rome 1956 
 Le XVII siècle Européen. Réalisme classique baroque
 Palazzo delle Esposizioni
 246, no. 31 and pl. 28
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangeri
 no. IV and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 102–107, no. 4 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 102–107, no. 4 and ill.
- Amsterdam 2000 
 The Glory of Golden Age: Dutch Art of Seventeenth Century
 Rijksmuseum
 201, no. 138 and ill.
- London  2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Muesum of Art
 no. 69 and ill
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 172–174, no. 26 and ill.
- DelftMarch 25–July 17, 2016
 Vermeer is Coming Home (Vermeer komt Thuis)
 Museum Prinsenhof Delft, Delft
- Madrid June 25–September 29, 2019
 Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer. Parallel Visions
 Museo Nacional del Prado
- Amsterdam - October 11, 2019
 Rembrandt-Velázquez.: Dutch and Spanish Masters
 Rijksmuseum
 146 and ill.
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 9 and ill.
The Girl with a Wine Glass
c. 1659–1662Oil on canvas
78 x 67 cm. (30 3/4 x 26 3/8 in.)
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig (Brunswick)
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 25
- Berlin April–May, 1929 
 Die Meister des holländischen Interieurs
 Galerie Dr. Schaffer
 "Nachtrag" no. 103a and ill.
- Schaffhausen 1949 
 Rembrandt und seine Zeit. Museum zu Allerheiligen
 76, no. 188 and ill.
- Brunswick September 6–November 5, 1978 
 Die Sprache der Bilder: Realität Und Bedeutung in der niederländischen Malerei des 17. Jarhunderts
 Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum
 164–168, no. 39 and ill.
- Tokyo April 24, 1984–June 10, 1984 
 Dutch Painting of Golden Age from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis
 National Museum of Western Art
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 168–169 no. 33 and ill.
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 176–178, no 28 and ill.
- Brunswick December, 2009–May, 2015
 Epochal
 Dankwarderode Castle
- Kassel November 18, 2011–February 26, 2012 
 Light Structure - The Light in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer
 Museum Hessen
- Rome September 27, 2012–January 20, 2013 
 Vermeer. Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 210. no. 47 and ill.
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
View of Delft
c. 1660–1663Oil on canvas
98.5 x 117.5 cm. (38 3/4 x 46 1/4 in.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 14
- Paris April–May, 1921 
 Exposition hollandaise: Tableaux, aquarelles et dessins anciens et modernes
 Jeu de Paume
 10, no. 104
- London January 4–March 9, 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 144, no. 304
- London January 4–March 9, 1929 
 Dutch Art. An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of Dutch Art at Burlington House, London.
 Burlington House.
 85, no. 103 and ill.
- Amsterdam 1945 
 Weerzien der meesters
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 132
- Delft November–April, 1950 
 Het Koninklijke kabinet "Het Mauritshuis" in het museum 'Het Prinsenhof' te Delft
 Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof
 11, no. 25
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. 3 and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no.3 and ill.
- Paris February 19–June 30, 1986 
 De Rembrandt à Vermeer: Les peintres hollandais au Mauritshuis à la Haye
 Grand Palais
 350–557, no. 53, ill. (with extensive literature)
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 120–127, no. 7 and ill.
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. III and ill.120–127, no. 7 and ill.
- The Hague February 1–May 3, 2009 
 Pride and Place: Dutch Cityscapes of the Golden Age
 Mauritshuis
 185–188, no. 49 and ill.
- The Hague April 28, 2012–June 30, 2014 
 Meesters uit het Mauritshuis Zes eeuwen kunst onder een dak (Highlights Mauritshuis in Gemeentemuseum The Hague)
 Gemeentemuseum The Hague
- The Hague October 7, 2021–January 9, 2022
 Facelifts & Makeovers
 Mauritshuis, The Hague
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 10 and ill.
The Music Lesson
c. 1662–1665Oil on canvas
73.3 x 64.5 cm. (28 7/8 x 25 3/8 in.)
The Royal Collection, The Windsor Castle
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 20
- London 1876 
 Exhibition of Works by Old Masters and by Deceased Masters of British School
 Royal Academy of Arts
 no. 211
- London 1895 
 Catalogue of the Loan Collection of Pictures
 Art Gallery of the Corporation of London
 92–93, no. 127, as "The Music Master, and Pupil," lent by Her Magesty the Queen
- London 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 144, no. 305 and pl. 78
- London January 4–March 9, 1929 
 Dutch Art. An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of Dutch Art at Burlington House, London
 Burlington House
 89, no. 107 and ill.
- London 1946 
 Catalogue of Exhibition of the King's Pictures
 Royal Academy of Arts
 108, no. 305
- The Hague August 6–September 26, 1948 
 Masterpieces of the Dutch School from the Collection of H.M. the King of England on the Occasion of 50-year Reign of Queen Wilhelmin
 Mauritshuis
 30, no. 10 and ill.
- London November, 1952–March, 1953 
 Dutch Pictures, 1450–1750
 Royal Academy of Arts
 1: no. 515, 2: ill. 45
- London July–September, 1971 
 Dutch Pictures from the Royal Collection. The Queen's Gallery
 Buckingham Palace
 19 and 74, no. 10
- Philadelphia March18–May 13, 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 344–345, no. 119 and ill. 109
- Berlin June 8–August 12, 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz
 344–345, no. 119 and ill. 109
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 128–133, no. 8 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer. Royal Cabinet of Paintings
 Mauritshuis
 128–133, no. 8 and ill.
- London February 11–October 30, 2005 
 Enchanting the Eye: Dutch Painters of the Golden Age
 The Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace
- London March, 2011 
 Masterpiece a Month: Presiding Genius
 Johannes Vermeer–"A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman" (The Music Lesson)
 The Dulwich Picture Gallery
- Cambridge October 5, 2011–January 21, 2012 
 Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence
 The Fitzwilliam Museum
 204, no. 26 and ill.
- London June 26–September 8, 2013 
 Vermeer and Music: Love and Leisure in the Dutch Golden Age
 National Gallery
 62, no. 21 and ill.
- London November 13, 2015–February 14, 2016 
 Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer. An Exhibition from the British Royal Collection
 The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
- Edinburgh March 4–July 24, 2016 
 Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer: An Exhibition from the British Royal Collection
 The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
- The Hague September 29, 2016–January 8, 2017 
 Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer: An Exhibition from the British Royal Collection
 Mauritshuis
- London December 11–January, 2022
 Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
 The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London
Woman with a Lute
c. 1662–1665Oil on canvas
51.4 x 45.7 cm. (20 1/4 x 18 in.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 27
- New York September 25–October 9, 1909 
 The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 135, lent by Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, New York
- New York 8 May–August 1920 
 Fiftieth Anniversary Exhibition
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 8, unnumbered cat., lent by Mrs. Henry E. Huntington
- Philadelphia 4 November, 1950–11 February, 1951 
 Diamond Jubilee Exhibition: Masterpieces of Painting
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 no. 42.
- New York October 5–Novembe 10r, 1971 
 The Painter's Light
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 8, no. 13.
- Leningrad [St. Petersburg] May 22–July 27, 1975 
 100 Paintings from the Metropolitan Museum
 State Hermitage Museum
 no. 24
- Moscow Augus 28–November 2, 1975 
 100 Paintings from the Metropolitan Museum
 State Pushkin Museum
 no. 24
- Philadelphia Marc 18–May 14, 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 no. 117
- Berlin June 8–August 12, 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz
 no. 117
- London September 7–November 18, 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Royal Academy of Arts
 no. 117
- Stockholm October 2, 1992–January 6, 1993 
 Rembrandt och Hans Tid
 Nationalmuseum
 no. 128
- Athens December13, 1992–April 11, 1993 
 From El Greco to Cézanne: Masterpieces of European Painting from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
 National Gallery Alexandros Soutzos Museum
 no. 14
- Osaka April 4–July 2, 2000 
 The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer
 Municipal Museum of Art
 178–181, no. 32 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 72
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 72
- Rotterdam October 23, 2004–January 9, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 no. 68
- Frankfurt February 10–May 1, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie
 no. 68
- New York September 18, 2007–January 6, 2008 
 The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 180–182, no. 29 and ill.
- New York September 9–November 29, 2009 
 Vermeer's Masterpiece "The Milkmaid"
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 8 and ill.
- Pasadena Jull 8, 2011–September 26, 2011 
 The Norton Simon Museum Presents Vermeer's "Woman with a Lute"
 Norton Simon Museum
 no catalogue
- Rome September 27, 2012–January 20, 2013 
 Vermeer. Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 214, no. 48 and ill.
- Naples November 21–February 9, 2016 
 Woman with a Lute
 Museo Capodimonte
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
- Dublin June 1–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivaly
 Musée du Louvre
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 5, no. 2, ill. page 142
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 18 and ill.
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
c. 1662–1665Oil on canvas
45.7 x 40.6 cm. (18 x 16 in.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 20
- London June 1838 
 Catalogue of Pictures by Italian, Spanish, Flemish, Dutch and French Masters
 British Institution
 no. 29, as "A Female at a window," by Metsu, lent by R. Vernon, Esq.
- London 1878 
 Winter Exhibitition
 Royal Academy of Arts
 50, no. 267, as "Lady at a Casement," by Jan van der Meer, lent by Viscount Powerscourt
- New York 1888–89 
 Exhibition of 1888–89
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 29, as "Young Woman Opening a Casement"
- New York April 1906 
 Temporary Exhibition
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 40, as "Young Woman at a Window"
- New York September 25–October 9, 1909 
 The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 138, no. 137, as "Girl with Water Jug"
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, Oorsprong en Invloed Fabritius, De Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans-Van Beuningen
 37, no. 85 and ill. 66
- Amsterdam October 21–November 3, 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 29, no. 167 and ill. 85
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In Het Licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. 4 and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Orangerie des Tuileries
 no. 5 and ill.
- Boston 16 September–1 November, 1970 
 Masterpieces of Painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Museum of Fine Arts
 45, unnumbered catalogue
- New York November 15, 1970–February 15, 1971 
 Masterpieces of Fifty Centuries
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 283
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 146–151, no. 11 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 146–151, no. 11 and ill.
- New York March 8–Mayn 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 71 and ill.
- London Junen20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 71 and ill.
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 170–171, no. 34 and ill.
- Boston 19 November, 2003–22 February, 2004 
 Dutch Interiors in the Age of Vermeer: A Rare Vermeer Comes to Boston
 Museum of Fine Arts
- New York 18 September, 200 7–6 January, 2008 
 The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- New York 9 September–29 November, 2009 
 Vermeer's Masterpiece "The Milkmaid"
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 7
- Kyoto 24 October–5 January, 2015 
 Vermeer and Painters of the Dutch Golden Age
 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
 no. 48
Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
c. 1662–1665Oil on canvas
46.5 x 39 cm. (18 1/4 x 15 3/8 in.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 18
- London 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 141, no. 298 and ill.
- London 1929 
 Dutch Art. An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of Dutch Art at Burlington House
 Burlington House
 87, no. 105 and ill., as "The Letter"
- Amsterdam 1935 
 V ermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 30, no. 168
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans- van Beuningen
 37, no. 86 and ill. 67
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–Febraury 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Galley
 134–139, no. 9 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 134–139, no. 9 and ill.
- Kyoto June 25–October 16, 2011 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 Municipal Museum of Art
 128, no. 41 and ill.
- Sendai  October 27, 2011–Decembe 12r, 2011 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 Miyagi Museum of Art
 128, no. 41 and ill.
- Tokyo December, 27–March 14, 2012 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 The Bunkamura Museum of Art
 128, no. 41 and ill.
- Shangai October 1–October. 31, 2012 
 Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
 China Art Palace
- São Paulo  December 12, 2012–February 10, 2013 
 Vermeer: Mulher de Azul Lendo uma Carta
 Museu de Arte in São Paulo
- Los Angeles February 16–March. 31, 2013 
 Johannes Vermeer's Woman in Blue Reading a Letter
 J. Paul Getty Museum
- Minneapolis (MN) January 16–May 3, 2015 
 Centennial Exhibition
 Minneapolis Institute of Arts
 no catalogue
- San Diego CA May 14–September 11, 2015 
 The Private World of Vermeer
 The Timken Museum
 no catalogue
- Washington D.C. September 19–December 1, 2015 
 Vermeer's Woman in Blue Reading a Letter from the Rijksmuseum
 National Gallery of Art
 no catalogue
- Sydney November 11, 2017–February 18, 2018 
 Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum
 Art Gallery of New South Wales
- Canberra November, 2020–March 14, 2021
 Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery
 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
- Dresden March 19–June 27, 2021
 Vermeer: Johannes Vermeer's Dresden Girl Reading a Letter at the Open Window and Dutch Genre Painting from the 17th Century
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 15 and ill.
Woman with a Pearl Necklace
c. 1662–1665Oil on canvas
55 x 45 cm. (21 5/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 23
- Paris 1866 
 Exposition rétrospective tableaux anciens empruntés aux galeries particulières
 Palais des Champs-Elysées
 not in cat.
- Paris 1914 
 Hundred Masterpieces: A Selection from the Pictures by Old Masters
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 52, no. 24 and ill.
- New York May 17–June 13, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Philadelphia  June 19–July 7, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Chicago July 15–August 4, 1948 
 Masterpieces of painting saved from the German Salt Mines: Property of the Berlin Museums
 The Art Institute of Chicago.
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Boston August 14–August 31, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Boston Museum of Fine Arts
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Detroit September 10–September 26, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Museum of Fine Arts
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Cleveland October 6–October 22, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Cleveland Museum of Art
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Minneapolis (MS) November 2–November 17, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- San Francisco  December 11–December 29, 1948 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 M.H. de Young Memorial Museum
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Los Angeles January 4–January 22, 1949 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 County Museum of Art
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- St Louis  Jan uary 31–February 17, 1949 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Saint Louis City Art Museum
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Philadelphia February 27–March 14, 1949 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Carnegie Institute
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Toledo March 22–March 31, 1949 
 Paintings from the Berlin Museums Exhibited in Co-operation with The Department of The Army
 Toledo Museum of Art.
 14, no. 138 and ill., as "Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace"
- Amsterdam June 17–September 17, 1950 
 120 Beroemde schilderrijen uit het Kaiser-Friederich-Museum te Berlijn
 Rijksmuseum
 56, no. 112 and ill. 107
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 152–155, no. 12 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 152–155, no. 12 and ill.
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés. Museo Nacional del Prado
 174–175, no. 36 and ill.
- Rome November 11, 2008–February 15, 2009 
 Da Rembrandt a Vermeer: Valori civili nella pittura fiamminga e olandese del '600 Fondazione Roma
 Museo del Corso
 104–105, no. 33 and ill.
- Tokyo June 13–September 17, 2012 
 From Renaissance to Rococo: Four Centuries of European Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
 National Museum of Western Art
- Paris February 20–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art
 section 6, no. 4, ill. page 148
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 19 and ill.
Woman Holding a Balance
c. 1662–1665Oil on canvas
42.5 x 38 cm. (16 3/4 x 15 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 24
- New York 1912 
 Exhibition of Old Masters for the Benefit of The Artists' Funds and Artists' Aid Societies
 M. Knoedler & Co
 53, no. 49.
- Detroit 1925 
 A Loan Exhibition of Dutch Paintings
 Institute of Arts
 no. 33 and ill.
- Chicago 1933 
 A Century of Progress Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture
 Art Institute of Chicago
 13, no. 80, as "A Woman Weighing Gold," lent by Mr. Joseph Widener
- Philadelphia 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 342–343, no. 118 and ill.
- Berlin 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz
 no. 118
- London September 7–November 18, 1984 
 Masters of Seventeenth-Century Dutch Genre Painting
 Royal Academy of Arts
 no. 118
- Washington D.C. 1995–1996 
 Dutch Cabinet Galleries
 National Gallery of Art
 no catalogue
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 140–145, no. 10 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 140–145, no. 10 and ill.
- Washington D.C May 17–August 9, 1998 
 A Collector's Cabinet
 National Gallery of Art
 no. 61, fig. 14.
- Washington D.C. November 24, 1999–February 6, 2000 
 Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting
 National Gallery of Art
 brochure, fig. 9
- Osaka April 4–July 2, 2000 
 The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer
 Municipal Museum of Art
 182–185, no. 33 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 73 and ill., as "Woman with a Balance"
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 73 and ill., as "Woman with a Balance"
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 172–173, no. 35 and ill.
- Amsterdam March 11–June 1, 2009 
 Woman Holding a Balance
 Rijksmuseum
 no catalogue
- Munich March 17–June 19, 2011 
 Vermeer in Munich: King Max I Joseph of Bavaria as a Collector of Old Masters
 Alte Pinakothek
 no. 1 and ill.
- Detroit August 9–Labour Day (about), 2012 
 "Woman Holding a Balance"
 Detroit Institue of Art
- Paris February 20–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art
 section 14, no. 2, ill. page 192
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 20 and ill.
The Concert
c. 1663–1666Oil on canvas
72.5 x 64.7 cm. (28 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 1
- Boston 5–28 March, 1897 
 One Hundred Masterpieces
 Copely Hall, Copley Society
 no. 98, as "The Muscians," lent by Mrs. John L. Gardner
A Lady Writing
c. 1662–1667Oil on canvas
45 x 39.9 cm. (17 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 43
- Brussels 1873 
 Exposition de tableaux et dessins d'anciens maitres organisée par la société néerlandaise de bienfaisance à Bruxelles
 Musées Royaux
 76, no. 264
- New York 1908 (1908 and 1909–1913) 
 Loan to display with the permanent collection
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- New York September 25–October 9, 1909 
 The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 137, no. 136
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed: Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 37, no. 86a
- New York April, 1939–October, 1940 
 Masterpieces of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture from 1300–1800
 New York World's Fair
 195, no. 399, pl. 72
- New York 1940 
 Loan Exhibition of Allied Art for Allied Aid for the Benefit of the Red Cross War Relief Fund
 M. Knoedler & Co.
 no. 6
- New York 1941 
 Loan Exhibition in Honor of Royal Cortizzos and His 50 Years of Criticism in the New York Herald Tribune
 M. Knoedler & Co.
 18–19, no. 17
- New York 1942 
 Paintings by the Great Dutch Masters of the Seventeenth Century
 Duveen Galleries
 89 and 159, no. 68, ill.
- Raleigh (NC) 1943 
 An Exhibition of Paintings by Living Masters of the Past
 The North Carolina State Art Society Gallery
 unnumbered catalogue and ill.
- Baltimore October 10–November 21, 1943 
 The Baltimore Museum of Art Presents an Exhibition of Paintings by Living Masters of the Past
 Baltimore Museum of Art
 unnumbered catalogue and ill.
- New York 1946 
 Loan Exhibition: 24 Masterpieces
 M. Knoedler & Co.
 no. 15, ill.
- Paris 1976 
 Chefs-d'oeuvre des Musées des Etats-Unis de Giorgione à Picasso
 Musée Marmottan
 no. 18 and ill.
- Leningrad 1976 
 Zapadnoevropeiskaia i Amerikanskaia zhivopis is muzeev ssha (West European and American Painting from the Museums of USA)
 State Hermitage Museum
 unpaginated and unnumbered catalogue
- Moscow 1976 
 Zapadnoevropeiskaia i Amerikanskaia zhivopis is muzeev ssha (West European and American Painting from the Museums of USA)
 State Pushkin Museum
 unpaginated and unnumbered catalogue
- Kiev 1976 
 Zapadnoevropeiskaia i Amerikanskaia zhivopis is muzeev ssha (West European and American Painting from the Museums of USA)
 State Museum
 unpaginated and unnumbered catalogue
- Minsk 1976 
 Zapadnoevropeiskaia i Amerikanskaia zhivopis is muzeev ssha (West European and American Painting from the Museums of USA)
 State Museum
 unpaginated and unnumbered catalogue
- Tokyo 1987 
 Space in European Art: Council of Europe Exhibition in Japan
 National Museum of Western Art
 no. 86
- Leningrad 1989 
 Masterpieces of Western European Painting of the XVIth-XXth Centuries from the Museums of the European Countries and USA
 Hermitage Museum
 no. 14 and ill.
- San Francisco 1990–1991 
 Great Dutch Paintings from America, Mauritshuis, The Hague
 M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
 no. 67, color ill., as "A Girl Writing a Letter."
- Frankfurt 1993–94 
 Leselust: Niederländische Malerei von Rembrandt bis Vermeer
 Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
 no. 85 and ill.
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer.
 National Gallery of Art
 156–159, no. 13 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 156–159, no. 13 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 24, 1999–February 6, 2000 
 Johannes Vermeer: The Art of Painting
 National Gallery of Art
- Kyoto January 30-April 4, 1999 
 Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
 Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
 no. 83 and ill.
- Tokyo 1999 
 Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington
 Metropolitan Art Museum Metropolitan Art Museum
 no. 83 and ill.
- Newark October 17, 2001–January 20, 2002 
 Art and Home: Dutch Interiors in the Age of Rembrandt
 Newark Museum
 no. 108, fig. 108 (shown only in Denver)
- Denver March 2–May 26, 2002 
 Art and Home: Dutch Interiors in the Age of Rembrandt
 Denver Art Museum
 no. 108, fig. 108
- Dublin October 1–December 31, 2003 
 Love Letters: Dutch Genre painting in the Age of Vermeer
 National Gallery of Ireland
 no. 38, fig. 55 and ill. 181
- Rotterdam October 23, 2004–January 9, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 no. 69 and ill.
- FrankfurtFebruary 10–May 1, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie
 no. 69 and ill.
- Pasadena November 7, 2008–February 16, 2009 
 Vermeer's A Lady Writing from the National Gallery of Art
 Norton Simon Museum
- Kyoto 25 June–16 October, 2011 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 Municipal Museum of Art
 no. 42 and ill.
- Sendai October 27, 2011–December 12, 2011 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 Miyagi Museum of Art
 no. 42 and ill.
- Tokyo December 23–March 14, 2012 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 The Bunkamura Museum of Art
 no. 42 and ill.
- Boston October 11, 2015–January 18, 2016 
 Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer
 Museum of Fine Arts
 137, 151–52, 170, cat. no. 31 and ill.
- Kansas City February 4–May 29, 2016 
 Reflecting Class in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer.
 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Norfolk November 1–December 18, 2016 
 A Lady Writing
 Chrysler Museum of Art
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 2, no.3, ill. page 126
- Dublin June 1–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivaly
 Musée du Louvre
 section 2, no.3, ill. page 126
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 2, no.3, ill. page 126
- Washington D. C. October 8, 2022–January 8, 2023
 Vermeer's Secrets
 National Gallery of Art
- Washington D. C. October 8, 2022–January 8, 2023
 Vermeer's Secrets
 National Gallery of Art
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 22 and ill.
The Art of Painting
c. 1662–1668Oil on canvas
120 x 100 cm. (47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 31
- Zurich October 1946–March, 1947 
 Meisterwerke aus Oesterreich
 Kunsthaus
 no. 426
- Brussels April–June, 1947 
 Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections
 no. 148
- Amsterdam July–October, 1947 
 Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections
 no. 193
- Paris November 1947–March, 1948 
 Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections
 no. 193
- Stockholm May–October 1948 
 Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections
- Copenhagen December 1948–March 1949 
 Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections
- London 12 May–3 September, 1949 
 Art Treasures from the Vienna Collections
 Tate Gallery
 no. 191
- Washington D.C November 20, 1949–January 22, 1950 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 National Gallery of Art
 34, no. 124 and ill.. color, plate iv, as "The Artist in his Studio"
- New York February–May, 1950 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 34, no. 124 and ill. color, pl. iv, as "The Artist in his Studio"
- San Francisco July–October  1950 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 M.H. De Young Memorial Museum
 34, no. 124 and ill.. color, plate iv, as "The Artist in his Studio"
- Chicago November 9,1950–January 19, 1951 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 The Art Institute of Chicago
 34, no. 124 and ill.. color, plate iv, as "The Artist in his Studio"
- St Louis March 4–April 22, 1951
 Imperial Vienna Art Treasures
 Saint Louis Art Museum
- Toledo May–June, 1951 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 Toledo Museum of Art
- Toronto August–September, 1951 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
- Boston October, 1951–January, 1952 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 Museum of Fine Art.
- Philadelphia February–April, 1952 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Oslo May–July 1952 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
 no. 176
- Innsbruck August–November, 1952 
 Art Freasures from the Vienna Collections
- Vienna 1953 
 Österreichs Amerika: usstellung "Kunstschätze aus Wien"
 Kunsthistorisches Museum
 no. 264
- Zurich 1953 
 Hollander des 17. Jahrhundert
 Kunsthau
 no. 173
- Rome January 4–February 14, 1954 
 Mostra di pittura olandese del seicento
 Palazzo delle Esposizioni
 90, no. 177 and ill. in cover, as "L'atelier"
- Milan February 25–April 25, 1954 
 Mostra di pittura olandese del seicento. Palazzo Reale
 90, no. 177 and ill. in cover, as "L'atelier"
- Delft/Antwerp 1964–1965 
 De schilder in zijn wereld: Van Jan van Eyck tot Van Gogh en Ensor
 Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof, Delft/Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
 no. 113 (shown in Delft only)
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. IX
- Washington D.C November 24, 1999–February 8, 2000 
 Johannes Vermeer's The Art of Painting
 National Gallery of Art
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 76
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 76
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 178–181, no.38 and ill.
- The Hague 25 March–26 June, 2005 
 De Weense Vermeer, een bijzonder bruikleen (The Vienna Vermeer, an exceptional loan)
 Mauritshuis
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 184–188, no. 30 and ill.
- Vienna 25 January–25 April, 2010 
 Vermeer: The Art of Painting
 Kunsthistorisches Museum
 no. 1 and ill.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
c. 1665–1667Oil on canvas
46.5 x 40 cm. (18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 23
- The Hague 1890 
 Catalogus der tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters
 Pulchri Studio
 57, no. 117
- Paris April–May1921 
 Exposition hollandaise: Tableaux, aquarelles et dessins anciens et modernes
 Jeu de Paume
 10, no. 106 and ill.
- Rome January 5–April 28, 1928 
 Mostra di capolavori della pittura olandese
 Galleria Borghese
 100, no. 125 and ill., as "Testa di Fanciulla"
- London January 4–March 9, 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 145, no. 306
- The Hague 1945 
 Nederlandsche kunst van de XVde en XVIde eeuw
 Mauritshuis
 no. 134
- Antwerp 1946 
 De Hollandsche Schilderkunst van Jeroen Bosch tot Rembrandt. Keuze van Meesterwerken uit Nederlandsche Musea
 Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten
 no. 91 and ill.
- Delft November–April, 1950 
 Het Koninklijke kabinet 'Het Mauritshuis' in het museum 'Het Prinsenhof' te Delft
 Stedelijk Museum Het Prinsenhof
 11, no. 27
- The Hague June 24–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. V and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. VI and ill.
- Washington D.C. April 23–October 31, 1982 
 Mauritshuis, Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age
 National Gallery of Art
 120–121, no. 38 and ill.
- Tokyo April 24–June 10, 1984 
 Dutch Paintings of the Golden Age from the Royal Picture Gallery
 Mauritsuis
 110–111, no. 40 and ill., as "Head of a Girl"
- Paris February 19–June 30, 1986 
 De Rembrandt à Vermeer: Les peintres hollandais au Mauritshuis à la Haye
 Grand Palais
 358–362, no. 54 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 166–169, no. 15 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 166–169, no. 15 and ill.
- Osaka April 4–July 2, 2000 
 The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer
 Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
 186–189, no. 34 and ill.
- Tokyo June 20–September 17, 2012 
 Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery
 Tokyo Art Museum
- Kobe October 1, 2012–December 23, 2013 
 Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery
 City Museum Kobe.
- San Francisco January 26–June 2, 2013 
 Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery
 M. H. de Young Memorial Museum
- Atlanta June 22–September 29, 2013 
 Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery
 High Museum of Art
- New York October 22, 2013–January 12, 2014 
 Masterpieces from the Royal Picture Gallery
 The Frick Collection
- Bologna February 8–May 25, 2014 
 La ragazza con l'orecchino di perla: Il mito della Golden Age. Da Vermeer a Rembrandt capolavori dal Mauritshuis
 Palazzo Fava
- The Hague October 7, 2021–January 9, 2022
 Facelifts & Makeovers
 Mauritshuis, The Hague
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 25 and ill.
Girl with a Red Hat
c. 1665–1667Oil on panel
23.2 x 18.1 cm. (9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 17
- New York 1925 
 Loan Exhibition of Dutch Masters of the Seventeenth Century
 M. Knoedler & Co
 no. 1.
- Cambridge 1927 
 Loan exhibition for the opening of the new building
 Fogg Art Museum
 no catalogue
- New York 1928 
 A Loan Exhibition of Twelve Masterpieces of Painting
 M. Knoedler & Co
 no. 12
- Washington D.C 1995–1996 
 Dutch Cabinet Galleries
 National Gallery of Art
 brochure, fig. 11
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 160–165, no. 14 and ill.
- The Hague, March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 160–165, no. 14 and ill.
- Washington D.C May 17–August 9, 1998 
 A Collector's Cabinet
 National Gallery of Art
 no. 60
- Washington D.C 1999 
 Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting
 National Gallery of Art
 brochure, fig. 11
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 74 and ill.
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The National Gallery
 no. 74 and ill.
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 176–177, no. 37 and ill.
- Rome 27 September, 2012–20 January, 2013 
 Vermeer: Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 216, no. 49 and ill.
- Raleigh (NC) October 12, 2014–January 4, 2015 
 Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals and their Contemporaries
 231, no. 43 and ill.
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Washington D. C. October 8, 2022–January 8, 2023
 Vermeer's Secrets
 National Gallery of Art
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 24 and ill.
- Amsterdam  7 June–10 October, 2023 
 Six Vermeers
 Gallery of Honour, Rijksmuseum
 
- Antwerp October 20, 2023–January 21, 2024
 Turning Heads; Bruegel, Rubens and Rembrandt
 October 20, 2023–January 21, 2024
 Koninklijk Museum van Schone Kunsten in Antwerpen
Mistress and Maid
c. 1666–1668Oil on canvas
90.2 x 78.7 cm. (35 1/2 x 31 in.)
Frick Collection, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 3
- Paris 1889 
 Catalogue of the celebrated collection of paintings by modern and old masters and of water colors and drawings formed by Mr. E. Secrétan
 Charles Sedelmeyer Galleries
 138, no. 139 and ill., as "The Lady and the Servant," from the collection of Dufour Marseille)
- New York 3 June–2 November, 2008 
 Frick's Vermeers Reunited
 Frick Collection
- Dublin May 11, 2024–August 18, 2024
 Vermeer Visits
 National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 22 and ill.
Girl with a Flute
c. 1665–1670Oil on panel
20 x 17.8 cm. (7 7/8 x 7 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 13
- The Hague 1907 
 Loan to display with permanent collection
 Mauritshuis.
- The Hague 1919 
 La Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam
 Pulchri Studio
 no. 131 and ill.
- Copenhagen January, 1920
 La Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam
 National Gallery of Denmark
 (unlisted in exh. cat.)
- Stockholm February, 1920
 La Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam
 Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
 (unlisted in exh. cat.)
- Oslo March, 1920
 La Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam
 Oslo Konstforening
 (unlisted in exh. cat.)
- Rotterdam May–June,  1920
 La Collection Goudstikker d'Amsterdam
 Academie van Beeldende Kunsten.
 (no. 19. and ill.)
- Washington D.C 1995 
 Dutch Cabinet Galleries
 National Gallery of Art
 204–208, no. 23 as "Young Girl with a Flute" by Circle of Johannes Vermeer, and ill.
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 no. 23 as "Young Girl with a Flute" by circle of Johannes Vermeer
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 204–208, no. 23 as "Young Girl with a Flute" by Circle of Johannes Vermeer and ill.
- Washington D.C May 17–August 9, 1998 
 A Collector's Cabinet
 National Gallery of Art
 no. 62
- Washington D.C November 24, 1999–February 8, 2000 
 Johannes Vermeer's The Art of Painting
 National Gallery of Art
 not in brochure
- Washington D. C. October 8, 2022–January 8, 2023
 Vermeer's Secrets
 National Gallery of Art
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 23 and ill.
Study of a Young Woman
c. 1665–1674Oil on canvas
44.5 x 40 cm. (17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 7
- Düsseldorf August 1904 
 Kunsthistorische Ausstellung
 Location unknown
 no. 398, lent by Herzog von Arenberg, Brussels
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. VI, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman, New York and Palm Beach
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer.
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. VII, lent by Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman, New York and Palm Beach
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 75
- New York September 18, 2007–January 6, 2008 
 The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- New York October 24, 2008–February 1, 2009 
 The Philippe de Montebello Years: Curators Celebrate Three Decades of Acquisitions
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 online catalogue
- New York September 9–November 29, 2009 
 Vermeer's Masterpiece "The Milkmaid"
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 9 and ill.
number of exhibitions - 13
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 V no. X and ill.
- Paris January 1–March 16
 L'Astronome et le Géographe de Vermeer, Napoléon, Exposition Temporaire sous pyramide
- Musée du Louvre
- no. 2
- Frankfurt 1997 
 Johannes Vermeer: der Geograph und der Astronom nach 200 Jahren wieder vereint
 Städelschen Kunstinstitut
 no. 2
- Atlanta October 12, 2008–September 6, 2009 
 The Louvre and the Masterpiece
 The High Museum of Art
- Minneapolis (MN) October 18, 2009–January 19, 2010 
 The Louvre and the Masterpiece
 Institute of Arts
- Budapest 31 October, 2014–15 February, 2015 
 Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age
 Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budhapest
- Tokyo February 21–June 1, 2015 
 Louvre Museum: Genre Paintings: Scenes from Daily Life
 National Art Center
- Boston October 11, 2015–January 18, 2016 
 Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer
 Museum of Fine Arts
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 18, no.3, ill. page 210
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
 section 18, no.3, ill. page 210
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art
 section 18, no. 3, ill. page 210
- Abu Dhabi Nov. 1, 2021–May 30, 2023
 (fourth anniversary special exhibition)
 Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Geographer
c. 1668–1669Oil on canvas
53 x 46.6 cm. (20 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 22
- Paris 1866 
 Exposition rétrospective tableaux anciens empruntés aux galeries particulières
 Palais des Champs-Elysées
 35, no. 106
- Paris 1874 
 Exposés au profit de la colonisation de l'Algérie par les Alsaciens-Lorrains
 Palais de la Présidence du Corps léegislatif
 60, no. 332
- Paris 1898 
 Illustrated catalogue of 300 Paintings by Old Masters of Dutch, Flemish, French, and English School Being Some of the Principal Pictures Which Have at Various Times Formed Part of Sedelmeyer Gallery
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 104, no. 87 and ill.
- Paris 1914 
 Hundred Masterpieces. A Selection from the Pictures by Old Master
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 54, no. 25 and ill.
- Rotterdam 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 38, no. 87 and ill. 68
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 170–175, no. 16 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis
 170–175, no. 16 and ill.
- Frankfurt 1997 
 Johannes Vermeer: der Geograph und der Astronom nach 200 Jahren wieder vereint
 Städelschen Kunstinstitut
 no.1
- Osaka 4 April–2 July, 2000 
 The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer
 Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
 190–193, no. 35 and ill.
- Kassel February 14–May 11, 2003 
 Johannes Vermeer: Der Geograph. Die Wissenschaft der Malerei (The Geographer. The Science of Painting)
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Museumslandschaft Hessen
- Rotterdam October 23, 2004–January 9, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Frankfurt February 10–May 1, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie
- Bilbao October 7, 2010–January 23, 2011 
 The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting from the Städel Museum
 Guggenheim
- Aichi (Japan) June 11–August 28, 2011 
 The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Painting from the Städel Museum
 Toyota Municipal Museum of Aichi
- Budapest October 31, 2014–February 15, 2015 
 Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age
 Szépművészeti Múzeum
- Frankfurt October 7, 2015–January 24, 2016 
 Masterworks in Dialogue: Eminent Guests for the Anniversary
 Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
- St. Petersburg August 27–November 20, 2016 
 Johannes Vermeer: "The Geographer" fom the Städelsches Kunstinstitut (Masterpieces from the World's Museums in the Hermitage)
 Hermitage
- Paris February 20–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 18, no.4, ill. page 211
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
 section 18, no.4, ill. page 211
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art|
 section 18, no. 4, ill. page 211
- Madrid June 25–September 29, 2019
 Velázquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer. Parallel Visions
 Museo Nacional del Prado. Madrid
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 30 and ill.
The Love Letter
c. 1667–1670Oil on canvas
44 x 38.5.cm. (17 3/8 x 15 1/8 in.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 28
- Amsterdam 1867 
 Katalogus der tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters
 Arti et amicitiae
 18, no. 113
- The Hague 1890 
 Catalogus der tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters
 Pulchri Studio
 56, no. 116
- Amsterdam 1892 
 "Rembrandt." Vereeniging tot behoud in Nederland van Kunstschatten
 Arti et Amicitiae
 unpaginated, no. A
- Amsterdam October 21–November 3, 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 30, no. 169
- New York 1954 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pitcures of Seventeenth Century
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 86 and ill.
- Toronto 1954–1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 Art Gallery of Toronto
 86 and ill.
- Toledo (OH) January 2–February 13, 1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 Toledo Museum of Art
 87 and ill.
- Rome December 1956–January 1957 
 Le XVII siècle Européen. Réalisme classique baroque
 Palazzo delle Esposizioni
 245–246, no. 310 and pl. 27.
- Oslo October 9–December 6, 1959 
 Fra Rembrandt til Vermeer
 Nasjonalgallieret
 no. 84
- London 1964 
 The Orange and the Rose. Holland and Britain in the Age of Observation 1600–1750
 Victoria and Albertum Museum
 44, no. 74 and ill. 5
- Stockholm March 30–April 30, 1967 
 Holländska mästare: I svensk ägo
 Nationalmuseum
 26 and ill. 9
- Brussels September 23–November 21, 1971 
 Rembrandt en zijn tijd
 Palaeis voor Schone Kunsten
 132–133, no. 112 and ill.
- Amsterdam September 16–December 5, 1976 
 Tot lering en vermaak. Betekenissen van Hollande genrevoorstellingen uit de zeventiende eeuw
 Rijksmuseum
 268–271, no. 71 and ill.7
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 180–185, no. 18 and ill.
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 182–183, no. 39 and ill.
- Dublin 1 October–31 December, 2003 
 Love letters: Dutch Genre Painting in the Age of Vermeer
 National Gallery of Ireland
 no. 38 bis, fig. 58 and ill. 185
- Frankfurt 10 February–1 May, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie
- Melbourne 24 June–2 October, 20, 2005 
 Dutch Masters from the Rijksmuseum
 National Gallery of Victoria
- Rome April 27–18 June, 2006 
 Una lettera d'amore dall'Olanda: Vermeer a Palazzo Barberini
 Galleria d'arte antica di Palazzo Barberini
 no catalogue
- Vancouver May 9 to September 13, 2009 
 Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art: Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum
 Vancouver Art Gallery
- Amsterdam 2 October, 2008–18 January, 2009 
 125 grote liefdes: Met steun van de Vereniging Rembrandt
 Van Gogh Museum
- Paris October 7 2009–February 7, 2010 
 The Dutch Golden Age: From Rembrandt to Vermeer
 Pinacothèque de Paris
 23, no. 126 and ill.
- Doha March 11–June 6, 2011 
 The Golden Age of Dutch Painting, Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum
 Museum of Islamic Art
- St Petersburg October 14–November 6, 2011 
 Love Letter by Vermeer. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
 In the Masterpieces from the World`s Museums in the Hermitage series. Italian Cabinet (233),
 New Hermitage.
- Istanbul February 21–June 10, 2012 
 Where Darkness Meets Light. Rembrandt and his Contemporaries
 Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul
 210, no. 93
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 31 and ill.
- New York June 18, 2025–September 8, 2025
 Vermeer’s Love Letters
 Frick Collection
The Lacemaker
c. 1669–1671Oil on canvas (attached to panel)
24.5 x 21 cm. (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 14
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 36–37 and ill. 65
- Amsterdam October 21–November 3, 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 29, no. 166 and ill. 84
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. 7 and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. 8 and ill.
- Paris November 17, 1970–Febraury 15, 1971 
 Le siécle de Rembrandt.: Tableaux hollandais des collections publiques françaises
 Musée du Petit Palais
 228–229, no. 222 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 176–179, no.17 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 176–179, no.17 and ill.
- Frankfurt February 10–May 1, 2005 
 Senses and Sins: Dutch Painters of Daily Life in the Seventeenth Century
 Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie
- Cambridge October 5, 2011–January 15, 2012 
 Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence
 The Fitzwilliam Museum
 210, no. 29 and ill.
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 (section 15, no.4, ill. page 194
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
 (section 15, no.4, ill. page 194
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art
 (section 15, no. 4, ill. page 194
- Abu Dhabi  February 14–May 18, 2019 
 Louvre Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi
 Abu Dhabi
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 27 and ill.
- Lens November 29, 2024–May 27, 2025
 Au temps de La Dentellière
 Louvre-Lens
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur July 9, 2025–January 5, 2026
 Lire le ciel. Sous les étoiles en Méditerranée
 Mucem, Marseille
The Guitar Player
c. 1670–1673Oil on canvas
53 x 46.3 cm. (20 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
Kenwood House English Heritage as Trustees of the Iveagh Bequest, London
number of exhibitions - 8
- London 1871 
 An Exhibition of the Old Masters, Associated with Works of Deceased Masters of the British School
 Royal Academy
 no. 266, as "A Lady Playing a Guitar,” lent by the Rt. Hon. W. Cowper-Temple
- London 1892 
 Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters and by Deceased Masters of the British School including a Collection of Watercolour Drawings, Studies, and Sketches from Nature
 Royal Academy
 no. 46, as "The Lute Player," lent by Lord Ivea
- London November–December, 1922
 Old Masters
 Agnew & Sons Ltd, London
 no. 33
- London  January 12–March, 1928
 Exhibition of Works by Late Members of the Royal Academy and of the Iveagh Bequest of Works by Old Masters (Kenwood collection)
 Royal Academy, London
 no. 216
- Manchester April 2–June 2, 1928
 Exhibition of Old Masters Presented to the Nation by the Late Earl of Iveagh
 Manchester City Art Gallery
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. VIII.
- London July, 2012–2013 
 The Guitar Player
 National Gallery
- London June 26–September 8, 2013 
 Vermeer and Music: Love and Leisure in the Dutch Golden Age
 National Gallery
 68, no. 24 and ill.
- London September 1, 2025–January 11, 2026
 Double Vision: Vermeer at Kenwood
 Kenwood House, Hampstead
Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid
c. 1670–1671 
                        Oil on canvas 
                        71.1 x 58.4 cm. (28 x 23 in.) 
                         National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 
                         museum contact
                        
number of exhibitions - 27
- Paris 1898 
 Illustrated catalogue of 300 Paintings by Old Masters of Dutch, Flemish, French, and English School Being Some of the Principal Pictures Which Have at Various Times Formed Part of Sedelmeyer Gallery
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 102, no. 86 and ill., as "The Billet-doux "
- Paris 1914 
 Hundred Masterpieces: A Selection from the Pictures by Old Masters
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 48, no. 22 and ill.
- London January 4–March 9, 1929 
 Exhibition of Dutch Art, 1450–1900
 Royal Academy of Arts
 148–149, no. 314, as "The Love-Letter"
- London 1929 
 Dutch Art. An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of Dutch Art at Burlington House, London
 Burlington House
 88, no. 106 and ill., As "The Letter"
- Rotterdam July 9–October 9, 1935 
 Vermeer, oorsprong en invloed. Fabritius, de Hooch, de Witte
 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
 35–36, no. 82 and ill.
- Amsterdam October 21–November 3, 1935 
 Vermeer tentoonstelling ter herdenking van de plechtige opening van het Rijksmuseum op 13 July, 1885
 Rijksmuseum
 28, no. 164
- London 1938 
 Exhibition of the King's Pictures
 Royal Academy of Arts
 1: 106, no. 253, as "The Love Letter," 2: 62 and ill. 253
- Cape Town 1949 
 Skilderye van ou Meesters uit de Beit-Versameling
 Nationale Kunstmuseum
 2 and 13, no. 35
- New York 1954 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age: An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 111
- Toronto 1954–1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pitcures of Seventeenth Century
 Art Gallery of Toronto
 86 and ill.
- Toledo (OH) January 2–February 13, 1955 
 Dutch Painting: The Golden Age. An Exhibition of Dutch Pictures of Seventeenth Century
 Toledo Museum of Art
 86 and ill.
- The Hague 25 June–5 September, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. X and ill.
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. XI and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 186–189, no. 19 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 186–189, no. 19 and ill.
- Dublin October 1–December 31, 2003 
 Love Letters: Dutch Genre Painting in the Age of Vermeer
 National Gallery of Ireland
 no. 39, fig. 59 and ill. 187
- Greenwich (CT) 30 January, 2004–1 May, 2004 
 Love Letters: Dutch Genre Paintings in the Age of Vermeer
 Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
 no. 39, fig. 59, repro 187 and ill.
- Kyoto 25 June–16 October, 2011 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 Municipal Museum of Art
 132, no. 43 and ill.
- Sendai 27 October, 2011–12 December, 2011 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 Miyagi Museum of Art
 132, no. 43 and ill.
- Tokyo 23 December–14 March, 2012 
 Communication: Visualizing Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer
 The Bunkamura Museum of Art
 132, no. 43 and ill.
- Frankfurt 7 October, 2015–24 January, 2016 
 Masterworks in Dialogue: Eminent Guests for the Anniversary
 Städel Museum
- Paris February 20–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 1, no. 5, ill. page 120
- Dublin June 17–September 17, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Ireland
 section 1, no. 5, ill. page 120
- Washington D.C. October 22, 2017–January 21, 2018 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 National Gallery of Art
 section 1, no. 5, ill. page 120
- Tokyo October 5, 2018 –February 3, 2019
 Making the Difference : Vermeer and Dutch Art
 Ueno Royal Museum
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 35 and ill.
- Dublin May 11, 2024–August 18, 2024
 Vermeer Visits
 National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
A Lady Standing at a Virginal
c. 1670–1674Oil on canvas
51.7 x 45.2 cm. (20 3/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
National Gallery, London
email contact
number of exhibitions - 15
- Paris 1866 
 Exposition rétrospective tableaux anciens empruntés aux galeries particulières
 Palais des Champs-Elysées
 6, no. 108.
- Amsterdam 1867 
 Katalogus der tentoonstelling van schilderijen van oude meesters
 Arti et amicitiae
 39, no. 274
- Paris September 24–November 28, 1966 
 Dans la lumière de Vermeer
 Musée de l'Orangerie
 no. 12 and ill.
- The Hague June 25–September 5, 1966 
 In het licht van Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 no. 11 and ill.
- London 1976 
 Art in Seventeenth-Century Holland
 National Gallery
 92–93, no. 116 and ill.
- Washington D.C. November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 196–199, no. 21 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 196–199, no. 21 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 78
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 78
- Madrid February 19–May 18, 2003 
 Vermeer y el interior holandés
 Museo Nacional del Prado
 184–185, no. 40 and ill.
- Newcastle upon Tyne 19 April–13 July, 2008 
 Love is in the Air
 Laing Art Gallery
 no catalogue
- Rome September 27, 2012–January 20, 2013 
 Vermeer. Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 224, no. 51 and ill.
- London June 26–September 8, 2013 
 Vermeer and Music: Love and Leisure in the Dutch Golden Age
 National Gallery of Art
 65, no. 22 and ill.
- Dresden June, 4–September 12, 2021 
 Vermeer: On Reflection
 Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 33 and ill.
A Lady Seated at a Virginal
c. 1670–1675Oil on canvas
51.5 x 45.5 cm. (20 1/4 x 17 7/8 in.)
National Gallery, London
email contact
number of exhibitions - 19
- London 1894 
 Exhibition of Works by Old Masters and by Deceased Masters of British School
 Royal Academy of Arts
 22, no. 93, as "A Lady at a Spinet," lent by T. Humphry Ward, Esq.
- Paris 1898 
 Illustrated catalogue of 300 Paintings by Old Masters of Dutch, Flemish, French, and English School Being Some of the Principal Pictures Which Have at Various Times Formed Part of Sedelmeyer Gallery
 Sedelmeyer Gallery
 102, no. 85 and ill., as "A Lady at a Spinet"
- London 1900 
 Exhibition of Pictures by Dutch Masters of Seventeenth Century
 Burlington Fine Arts Club
 24, no. 15 as "A Lady Playing the Clavichord," lent by George Salting, Esq.
- London 1907 
 Catalogue of a Collection of Pictures, Decorative Furniture and Other Works of Art (Winter Exhibition)
 Burlington Fine Arts Club
 4, no. 13, lent by Otto Beit
- London 1976 
 Art in Seventeenth-Century Holland
 The National Gallery
 93, no. 117 and ill.
- Modena, Italy 15 April–15 July, 2006 
 Vermeer: La ragazza alla spinetta e i pittori di Delft
 Galleria Estense
 134–135, no. 18.
- Washington D.C.  November 12, 1995–February. 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 200–203 and ill.
- The Hague  March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 200–203, no. 22 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 79
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 79
- Modena (Italy) April 15–July 15, 2006 
 Vermeer: La ragazza alla spinetta e i pittori di Delft
 Galleria Estense
 134–135, no. 18 and ill.
- Cambridge October 5, 2011–January 21, 2012 
 Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence
 Fitzwilliam Museum
 206, no. 27 and ill.
- London June 26–September 8, 2013 
 Vermeer and Music: Love and Leisure in the Dutch Golden Age
 National Gallery
 66, no. 23 and ill.
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 section 4, no. 3, ill. Page 138
- Tokyo June 18–October 18, 2020
 Masterpieces from the National Gallery
 National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
- Osaka  November 3, 2020–January 31, 2021
 Masterpieces from the National Gallery
 National Museum of Art, Osaka
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 34 and ill.
Allegory of Faith
c. 1670–1674Oil on canvas
114.3 x 88.9 cm. (45 x 35 in.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
museum contact
number of exhibitions - 13
- New York November 15, 1932–April 9, 1933 
 The Michael Friedsam Collection
 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- Delft May 17–August 12, 1952 
 Prisma der bijbelse kunst
 Stedelijk Museum 'Het Prinsehof'
 216–217, no. 324 and ill.
- Dallas October 10–30, 1953 
 Trompe l'Oeil: Paintings that Fool the Eye by Masters from Vermeer to Dali
 Dallas Museum of Art
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–11 February, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 190–195, no. 20 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 190–195, no. 20 and ill.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 77
- London June 20–September 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 no. 77.
- New York September 18, 2007–January 6, 2008 
 The Age of Rembrandt: Dutch Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- New York September 9–November 29, 2009 
 Vermeer's Masterpiece 'The Milkmaid'
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 no. 10 and ill.
- Rome 27 September, 2012–20 January, 2013 
 Vermeer: Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 218, no. 50 and ill.
- Budapest 31 October, 2014–15 February, 2015 
 Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age
 Szépművészeti Múzeum
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 no. 81
- Osaka 13 November 2021–January 16, 2022
 European Masterpice from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Tokyo Feruary 9–May 3, 2022
 European Masterpice from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 32 and ill.
Questionable
Saint Praxedis
1655Oil on canvas
101.6 x 82.6 cm. (40 x 32 1/2 in.)
National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
number of exhibitions - 11
- New York 1969 
 Florentine Art from American Collection
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 44–45, no. 39 and ill. 22.
- New York 1984 
 Inaugural Exhibition
 Spencer A. Samuels Gallery
 no. 14
- Warsaw 1990 
 Opus Sacrum. Catalogue of the Exhibition from the collection of Barbara Piasecka Johnson
 Royal Castle
 11, 272–277, no. 48 and ill.
- Cracow 1991 
 Jan Vermeer van Delft (1632–1675). Saint Praxedis: An Exhibition of a Painting from the Collection of Barbara Piasecka Johnson. International Cultural Center
 Warsaw Royal Castle
 8–28, and several ills.
- Washington D.C November 12, 1995–February 11, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 National Gallery of Art
 86–89, no.1 and ill.
- The Hague March 1–June 2, 1996 
 Johannes Vermeer
 Mauritshuis
 86–89, no.1 and ill.
- Monaco 1998 
 Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675: Sainte Praxède/Saint Praxedis)
 Musée de la Chapelle de la Visitation
- Osaka April 4–July 2, 2000 
 The Public and the Private in the Age of Vermeer
 Osaka Municipal Museum of Art
 174–177, no. 31 and ill.
- Rome September 27, 2012–January 20, 2013 
 Vermeer: Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 200, no. 45a and ill.
- Tokyo March 17, 2015 
 Saint Praxedis
 National Museum of Western Art
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 2 and ill.
Questionable
A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals
(attributed to Vermeer)Oil on canvas
c. 1670
25.2 x 20 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
The Leiden Collection, New York
number of exhibitions - 23
- London 1907 
 Catalogue of a Collection of Pictures, Decorative Furniture and Other Works of Art (Winter Exhibition)
 Burlington Fine Arts Club
 4, no. 13, lent by Otto Beit.
- New York March 8–May 27, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 Metropolitan Museum of Art
 not in catalogue
- London June 20–Sept. 16, 2001 
 Vermeer and the Delft School
 National Gallery
 not in catalogue
- Philadelphia August 11, 2004–March 1, 2005 
 "A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals" by Johannes Vermeer
 Philadelphia Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- Tokyo August 2–December 14, 2008 
 Vermeer and the Delft Style
 Metropolitan Art Museum
 190–192, no. 31 and ill.
- New York 2009 
 A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals
 Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Norfolk (VA) June 1, 2010–January 1, 2011 
 A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals
 Chrysler Museum of Art
- Cambridge October 5, 2011–January 21, 2012 
 Vermeer's Women: Secrets and Silence
 Fitzwilliam Museum
 208, no. 28 and ill.
- Oxford 2012 
 A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals
 Ashmolean Museum
- Rome 27 September, 2012–20 January, 2013 
 Vermeer: Il secolo d'oro dell'arte olandese
 Scuderie del Quirinale
 220, no. 51 and ill.
- London June 26–September 8, 2013 
 Vermeer and Music: Love and Leisure in the Dutch Golden Age
 National Gallery
 70, no. 25 and ill.
-  Philadelphia  October 26, 2013–September 21, 2014 
 A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals by Johannes Vermeer
- Raleigh (NC) October 12, 2014–January 4, 2015 
 Small Treasures: Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals and their Contemporaries
 North Carolina Museum of Art
 225, no. 44 and ill.
- Dallas January 17–August 21, 2016 
 Vermeer Suite: Music in 17th-Century Dutch Painting
 Dallas Museum of Art
 no catalogue
- Paris February 22–May 22, 2017 
 Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry
 Musée du Louvre
 (section 4, no.2, ill. page 137
- Beijing 17 June–3 September, 2017 
 Rembrandt and His Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection
 National Museum of China
- Shanghai September 23, 2017–ebruary 25, 2018 
 Rembrandt, Vermeer and Hals in the Dutch Golden Age: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection
 Long Museum
- Moscow March 28–July 22, 2018 
 The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection
 The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts
- St. Petersburg September 5, 2018–January 13, 2019 
 The Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer: Masterpieces of The Leiden Collection
 The State Hermitage Museum
- Abu Dhabi  February 14–May 18, 2019 
 Louvre Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi
 Abu Dhabi
- Amsterdam February 10–June 4, 2023
 VERMEER
 Rijksmuseum
 no. 37 and ill.
- Amsterdam  7 June–10 October, 2023 
 Six Vermeers
 Gallery of Honour, Rijksmuseum
 
- Amsterdam April 9–August 24, 2025
 From Rembrandt to Vermeer, Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection
 H'ART Museum
- West Palm Beach, Florida October 25, 2025–March 29, 2026
 Art and Life in Rembrandt’s Time: Masterpieces from The Leiden Collection
 Norton Gallery


































