# Vermeer Stories

I have a PhD in Physiology, am a serial entrepreneur in the life sciences, and am a fan of the painters of the Dutch Golden Age. I takes particular joy in finding the hints that artists leave us to help us understand the stories they are telling us.

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## [Judith Leyster—A Badass of the Dutch Golden Age](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/judith-leystera-bad-ass-of-the-dutch)

_2026-08-18 · Tom Anderson_

But unrecognized for 200 years

## [The Least Vermeer-y Painting by Johannes Vermeer](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/the-least-vermeer-y-painting-by-johannes)

_2026-08-11 · Tom Anderson_

Saint Praxedis

## [Thank You for Your Engagement](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/thank-you-for-your-engagement)

_2026-08-04 · Tom Anderson_

For the past nine months, I have been posting weekly articles about Johannes Vermeer in my Substack publication, Vermeer Stories. Occasionally I’ve veered off course with stories about other artists, but for the most part the articles have been guided by my love for Vermeer. During this time, I have also been drafting a manuscript for a book, tentatively called

## [Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, by Johannes Vermeer](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/woman-in-blue-reading-a-letter-by)

_2026-07-28 · Tom Anderson_

Good News in the Mail

## [Everybody Stops for The Goldfinch](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/everybody-stops-for-the-goldfinch)

_2026-07-21 · Tom Anderson_

The iconic painting by Carel Fabritius

## [A Jan Steen Household](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/a-jan-steen-household)

_2026-07-14 · Tom Anderson_

His are every bit as chaotic as mine

## [Roaming the Streets of Delft](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/roaming-the-streets-of-delft)

_2026-07-07 · Tom Anderson_

Retracing the footsteps of Johannes Vermeer

## [Adriaen Brouwer: The Painter Who Lived in Taverns](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/adriaen-brouwer-the-painter-who-lived)

_2026-06-30 · Tom Anderson_

Collected by Rembrandt and Rubens

## [The Little Street](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/the-little-street)

_2026-06-23 · Tom Anderson_

In The Little Street, Vermeer captures the joy and dignity of a simple life in Delft.

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## [View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer](https://tomanderson795592.substack.com/p/view-of-delft-by-johannes-vermeer)

_2026-06-16 · Tom Anderson_

Vermeer's Homage to his Hometown