Abbie Vandivere

In 2023, almost all of Johannes Vermeer's paintings will come to the Rijksmuseum for the biggest Vermeer exhibition ever. However, six of his paintings have disappeared. Creatives and artists are bringing these missing works to life.

In the year before he retires, Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and flamboyant curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, works on his big dream: the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. Together with Weber, a number of enthusiasts and experts go in search of what truly makes a Vermeer a Vermeer.

The Sunken Masters focuses on 6 Dutch masterpieces that were lost when the ship Vrouw Maria sank in 1771.

In 2023, almost all of Johannes Vermeer's paintings will come to the Rijksmuseum for the biggest Vermeer exhibition ever. However, six of his paintings have disappeared. Creatives and artists are bringing these missing works to life.

The Sunken Masters focuses on 6 Dutch masterpieces that were lost when the ship Vrouw Maria sank in 1771.