So Vermeer didn't paint 'Girl With a Flute.' Why think less of it? | Curio
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So Vermeer didn't paint 'Girl With a Flute.' Why think less of it?

9 mins | Oct 15, 2022
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It says more about how we think about art than how we experience it. Experts have confirmed Vermeer's "Girl with a Flute" was not painted by the Dutch Baroque Period painter and has cast doubt over its value and identity. But, as Philip Kennicott questions, should art be limited by originality?

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