Jan Vermeer is acknowledged as one of the greatest artists that ever lived. Yet in his lifetime, he was largely unregarded & struggled to earn a living. He lived all his life in the prosperous Dutch town of Delft, painting beautiful pictures of the residents & their homes. His technique was faultlessly meticulous & painstakingly slow as a result. Fewer than 40 of his paintings have survived & in fact he probably didn't paint any more. Obscure in his...