Vermeer Aillaud, Gilles; Blankert, Albert

Aillaud, Gilles; Blankert, Albert

Profiles the life and works of the distinguished seventeenth-century artist, analyzing him within the context of other artists of the period and examining his social origins and domestic environment and how they shaped his work.

The mystery underlying Vermeer's use of light and perspective has led to an almost cult-like appreciation of his work. This title profiles his life and works within the context of contemporary artists of the period, and examines his social and domestic environment and how they shaped his work.

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 the distinguished seventeenth-century artist, analyzes him within the context of other artists of the period, and examines how his social origins and domestic environment shaped his work. 

Though he was a modestly successful painter/art dealer who was well-respected in Delft, Vermeer never gained much of a reputation outside his hometown and was forgotten almost entirely after his death. In the nineteenth century he was rediscovered, and since the beginning of the twentieth has been considered one of the finest painters ever. 

In this impressive and informative work, the artist's origins and home environment are revealed and his paintings are displayed and discussed within the context of time alongside a history of the influences and repercussions of this master's art. 

This book is lavishly illustrated.

Girl with a Pearl Earring. The Lacemaker, The Milkmaid: the paintings of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) are among the most famous and beloved—and closely examined—in the history of art. But how did he achieve such photographic precision? Reflective lenses? A camera obscura? Uncanny visual acuity? Many theories have been proposed, but his ability to conjure up such astonishingly beautiful detail is still debated by scholars.

Albert Blankert, Gilles Aillaud

Hardcover

English

352 Pages

0.63 x 12.50 x 1.08 inches