As the thief gain publicity by challenging the community to figure out which paintings claimed to be Vermeer 's was indeed painted by him , everyone start to look at the depth in art . Sondra Eklund , who write a book review blog , noted that the reader was left with the impression to study Vermeer 's paintings and art more closely . In the book , Ms. Hussey challenge her class to the question , " What is art ? "