vermeer, johannes

"... In Amsterdam, where his travels begin, poet Michael White, reeling from an ongoing divorce and custody battle, visits the Rijksmuseum and unexpectedly discovers the consoling power of Johannes Vermeer's radiant vision in The Milkmaid and other paintings ..."--Back cover.

Contains a collection of essays that examine the artistic career of seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Jonannes Vermeer, including an overview of his life, his influence on other artists, the role of Catholicism in his life and art, and women as a subject in his work. Includes bibliography and index.

Explains how the small but vibrant Dutch city of Delft produced a wide range of artworks during the seventeenth century, and traces the history and culture of Delft from the 1200s through the lifetime of the city's most renowned painter, Johannes Vermeer.

Chronicles the career of seventeenth-century painter Jan Vermeer, and presents and briefly discusses more than thirty of his masterpieces.

Master of stillness, silence and the poetry of everyday life, Jan Vermeer lived and worked in the small commercial town of Delft in Holland. He died at the age of forty-three in 1675, having produced some forty oil paintings, of which only thirty or so still survive. He left no drawings, sketches or writings. In fact, there is very little documentary evidence concerning the circumstances of his life. So all we are left with are his incomparably beautiful paintings.

When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the Dutch painter known for his use of color, discussing his childhood, art education, family life, and famous works.

In 1664, sixteen-year-old Griet enters the Vermeer household as a servant. Daughter of a Delft tile maker, she has a natural eye for color and design. Daily, she cleans the studio, learning much about how Vermeer sees the people he paints. As his attention focuses on her, she slowly becomes one of his subjects.