1632-1675

Reproductions and text present critical commentary on the artist and his work.

Surveys the life and work of seventeenth-century Dutch artist Jan Vermeer; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Vermeer painted; and includes over three hundred reproductions of his work.

Bob Raczka's imagined interviews with the subjects of seven Vermeer paintings reveal fascinating details about these famous works of art and their creator.

The life of sixteen-year-old Griet is transformed forever when she goes to work as a maid in the home of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, and catches the eye of the famous artist.

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.

An introduction to seventeenth-century Dutch artist Jan Vermeer, discussing his early life, the development of his talent, and the characteristics of his work.

An overview of the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutch painter, famous for creating realistic scenes of everyday life.

Discusses how art impersonator Han van Meegeren forged paintings and fooled Hermann Goering, a Nazi leader--and other people in the world--into believing his pieces to be the work of admired artists such as Johannes Vermeer.

Contains full-page color reproductions and details of twenty-three paintings by seventeenth-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, each with an art historical interpretation and discussion of provenance, and includes essays that explore Vermeer's life, techniques, themes, and career, as well as color plates of all his surviving paintings.