Saw this in person, a masterpiece like no other. Vermeer was a master of light.
Yes, there was a Documentary on cable a month or so ago, hosted by Penn and Teller as to how Vermeer could paint so realistically. The ‘expert’ came up with the idea that he used a device called a ‘camera obscura’ along with a mirror to correctly match the colors of a scene or portrait.
Very interesting if you can find it on cable......
https://www.sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim‘s_Vermeer