Today, Vermeer's thirty-five paintings are regarded as masterpieces. In Vermeer, Anthony Bailey presents a compelling portrait of Vermeer's life and character, long lost in history.
The dramatic story of Dutch master painter Jan Vermeer is told against the backdrop of the "golden age" of Dutch culture in the seventeenth century and offers a compelling portrait of Vermeer's life, his artistic career, and his influence ...
The mystery underlying Vermeer's use of light and perspective has led to an almost cult-like appreciation of this in many ways mystifying artist. Vermeer profiles the life and works of...
An unknown portrait of Vermeer, painted by his friend, Gerard ter Borch, is exposed.This book is an empathetic retrospective, built on observations that reveal answers to dozens of speculations about his paintings, his wife, his daughters, ...
Background to Vermeer's paintings, most of which are of women.
Reproductions of the Dutch realist's paintings are accompanied by biocritical introductions and commentaries
Johannes Vermeer (16321675) has been one of the most widely admired European painters since his so-called rediscovery in the second half of the nineteenth century. Until quite recently, the Romantic...
Vermeer
An overview of the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutch painter, famous for creating realistic scenes of everyday life.
Summary: Nils Bu ttners konzise und lebendige Einfu hrung zeichnet das Leben des Malers nach, stellt sein Werk in seinen historischen und sozialen Zusammenha ngen vor und erkla rt die Symbolik der Bilder, die noch heute oft als ra tselhaft ...
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) has been one of the most widely admired European painters since his so-called rediscovery in the second half of the nineteenth century.
This generously illustrated volume on the work of Vermeer makes the world’s greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation.
Vermeer
In this new monograph, the latest in Phaidon’s Art & Ideas series, Wayne Franits examines the work of Vermeer within the framework of his times, one of the most intellectually creative periods in this history of art.
"This volume--the new standard Vermeer monograph--reproduces all 34 paintings, augmenting each with close-ups that lay bare the loving care Vermeer lavished upon each painstaking work." from publisher's website
This sumptuously produced volume features full-colour reproductions of all 36 surviving works by the artist, along with numerous details that reveal the exquisite complexity of his paintings.
Painting & paintings.
Vermeer
Vermeer is considered by some to be one of the most profound books ever written on the artist. The text has been updated for this third edition to appear in...
... autoréférence se poursuive à l'infini, pour qu'elle soit effectivement précipitée dans un « abîme », il faudrait que le peintre se représente luimême peignant, et non pas ce jeune modèle qui s'efforce, sans grande conviction d'ailleurs ...