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A study of Vermeer
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ISBN: 0520031474 9780520031470 Year: 1979 Publisher: Berkeley University of California Press

Vermeer and painting in Delft
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ISBN: 1857099109 0300091893 9780300091892 9781857099102 Year: 2001 Publisher: London [New Haven] National Gallery Co. Distributed by Yale University Press

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An introduction to the painting and artists of the Dutch town of Delft. It covers church interiors, portraits, landscapes and townviews, and culminates in an in-depth look at the work of three great Delft masters: Carel Fabritius, Pieter de Hooch and Johannes Vermeer.

Vermeer's Wager : speculations on art history, theory and art museums
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ISBN: 1861890729 9781861890726 Year: 2000 Volume: *3 Publisher: London Reaktion Books

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"Vermeer's Wager stands at the intersection of art history and criticism, philosophy and museology. Using a familiar and celebrated painting by Johannes Vermeer as the basis for his argument, Ivan Gaskell explores what it might mean to know and use a work of art. He maintains that art history as generally pracitised, while successfully asserting certain claims to knowledge, fails to take into account aspects of the unique character of works of art. Our relationship to artworks is mediated, not only through reproduction - particularly photography - but also through displays in museums." "In an analysis that ranges from seventeenth-century Holland, through mid-nineteenth-century France, to artists' and curators' practice today, Gaskell draws on his experience of Dutch art history, aesthetics and contemporary art criticism. Anyone with an interest in Vermeer and the afterlife of his art will value this book, as will all who think seriously about the role of photography in perception and the core purpose of art museums."--Jacket.

Vermeer's camera : uncovering the truth behind the masterpieces
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ISBN: 0192803026 9780192803023 9780192159670 0192159674 Year: 2002

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Over 100 years of speculation and controversy surround claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura to create some of the most famous images in Western art. This intellectual detective story starts by exploring Vermeer's possible knowledge of seventeenth-century optical science, and outlines the history of this early version of the photographic camera, which projected an accurate image for artists to trace. However, it is Steadman's meticulous reconstruction of the artist's studio, complete with a camera obscura, which provides exciting new evidence to support the view that Vermeer did indeed use the camera. These findings do not challenge Vermeer's genius but show how, like many artists, he experimented with new technology to develop his style and choice of subject matter. The combination of detailed research and a wide range of contemporary illustrations offers a fascinating glimpse into a time of great scientific and cultural innovation and achievement in Europe.

Vermeer and the Delft school : [exhibition] held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from March 8 to May 27, 2001 and at the National Gallery, London, from June 20 to September 16, 2001
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ISBN: 0300088485 0870999737 0870999745 9780870999734 9780870999741 9780300088489 Year: 2001 Publisher: New York New Haven ; London Metropolitan Museum of Art Yale University Press

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"Seventeenth-century Delft has often been viewed as a quaint town whose artists painted scenes of domestic life. This book revises that image, showing that the small but vibrant Dutch city produced a wide range of artworks, including luxurious tapestries and silver objects, as well as sophisticated paintings for the court at The Hague and for patrician collectors in Delft itself."--Jacket.


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Jan Steen : schilder en verteller
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ISBN: 9040097933 9040098018 9040098328 9789040098321 Year: 1996 Publisher: Zwolle Waanders Uitgevers

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