Vermeer - Hardcover

Gilles Aillaud; Albert Blankert; John Michael Montias

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585679798 ISBN 13: 9781585679799

Publisher: Duckworth & Co, 2007

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is an elegantly bound study chronicling the work of the artist who uniquely exemplified Holland's Golden Age, with all of his paintings stunningly reproduced for the first time in a single volume. The mystery underlying Vermeer's use of light and perspective has led to an almost cult-like appreciation of his work. Vermeer 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. A modestly successful painter and art dealer who spent his entire life in the city of Delft, Vermeer was regarded as a provincial artist during his lifetime and was almost entirely forgotten after his death. But in the 19th century he was 'rediscovered' and since the beginning of the twentieth has been considered one of the finest painters in history. This lavishly illustrated edition includes reproductions of all of Vermeer's paintings, many of the works of his contemporaries, and documents relating to his life and city, Delft.

About the Author:

Gilles Aillaud (1928-2005) was a famed French painter, theatre decorator, and playwright. Albert Blankert is an esteemed scholar of the art of Vermeer and 17th century Dutch painting, a curator, and the author of Rembrandt: A Genius and His Impact. John Michael Montias (1928-2005) was an economics professor at Yale and one of the foremost scholars on Vermeer's life and works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Duckworth & Co
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1585679798
• ISBN 13: 9781585679799
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352