The Mauritshuis in the Hague is starting an intensive, two-week, noninvasive study of Johannes Vermeer’s famed 1665 painting, ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring.’ The museum will explore the work using new technologies in the hopes of understanding how the painting was created and what brought it to life.

Vincent van Gogh was one of the world’s greatest artists, with paintings such as ‘Starry Night’ and ‘Sunflowers,’ though he was unknown until after his death.

Jan Ernst Matzeliger was an inventor of Surinamese and Dutch descent best known for patenting the shoe lasting machine, which made footwear more affordable.

James Van Der Zee was a renowned, Harlem-based photographer known for his posed, storied pictures capturing African-American citizenry and celebrity.

Known for his self-portraits and biblical scenes, Dutch artist Rembrandt is considered to be one of the greatest painters in European history.

Guitarist Eddie Van Halen is best known as the founder of the band Van Halen, which dominated the hard rock scene in the 1970s and 1980s.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a leading figure in Modernist architecture.

Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. His shrewd dealings laid the foundations for the Democratic Party and the modern political machine.

New York art dealer David Killen says he found what he believes to be six Willem de Kooning paintings in a New Jersey storage locker from the studio of an art conservator he paid $15,000 to buy last year. In 2016, a 1970s work by the Dutch-American artist sold at auction for $66.3m.