Chronicles the 300-year history of a lost painting said to have been created by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. Framed by the present day narrative of a teacher who has the inside track on the number of lives profoundly altered by the elusive painting. The teacher's tale interconnects individual stories of tragedy, romance, success, failure and even the Holocaust.

This film chronicles the creation and ownership of an imagined masterpiece painted by celebrated Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in the 17th Century. Based on the best-selling novel by Susan Vreeland.