In the 350th anniversary year of the enigmatic Dutch artist's death, leading art historian and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon paints a dramatically new picture of Vermeer, using freshly uncovered archival material to reveal the answers to previously unresolved questions: why did he paint his pictures, and what do they mean?

Andrew Graham-Dixon is an art historian, biographer and broadcaster who has made more BBC television series about art than any other presenter. He was for many years the main art critic of the Sunday Telegraph and Independent.

Tickets: Andrew Graham-Dixon: Vermeer - Canterbury Festival

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