text: Théophile Thoré revived interest in the study of this artist through an article in the Gazette de Beaux written under the pseudonym "Willem Bürger."
full_question: Théophile Thoré revived interest in the study of this artist through an article in the Gazette de Beaux written under the pseudonym "Willem Bürger." A painting by this artist includes a strangely empty bell tower of the Nieuwe (NIV-uh) Kerk. In another painting by this artist, a pair of slippers lies on the floor of a hallway through which the viewer stares, as if intruding on the room within. In that painting, a woman with a (*) lute shows a piece of paper to her maid. This artist of The Love Letter included a fishing boat in a painting of his hometown seen from across the river. He also painted a tronie in which the unkown sitter wears a yellow- and-blue turban . For 10 points, name this Dutch painter of View of Delft and Girl With a Pearl Earring.
first_sentence: Théophile Thoré revived interest in the study of this artist through an article in the Gazette de Beaux written under the pseudonym "Willem Bürger."
raw_answer: Jan Vermeer [or Johannes Vermeer or Johannes Van der Meer]