2 edition of Johannes Vermeer found in the catalog.
Johannes Vermeer
P. T. A. Swillens
Published
1950
by Spectrum Publishers in Utrecht
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | [Translated from the Dutch ms. by C.M. Breuning-Williamson] |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | ND653.V5 S85 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 221 p. |
| Number of Pages | 221 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16584346M |
| LC Control Number | 51008543 |
NEWSLETTER. Join the 3,+ subscribers of the Essential Vermeer Newsletter and keep you on top of all Vermeer-related exhibitions, publications or multi-media events as well as significant Essential Vermeer website updates. The newsletter is not issued at fixed interval but likely no more than 4 or 5 newsletters a year depending, naturally, on the quantity and quality of news that comes. Such mystery shrouds Vermeer’s subjects, as well as his creative process, to such an extent that history has nicknamed him “the Sphinx of Delft.” “It seems that the greatness of Vermeer’s stature is almost equal to the dearth of knowledge about him,” writes painter Jane Jelley in her book Traces of ’s still uncertain who posed for his predominantly domestic scenes.
Girl with a Pearl Earring, oil painting on canvas (c. ) by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, one of his most well-known works. It depicts an imaginary young woman in exotic dress and a very large pearl earring. The work permanently resides in the Mauritshuis museum in the The Hague. Vermeer, Johannes: Girl with a Pearl Earring Girl with a. The book starts by exploring the painter’s possible contacts in the world of 17th century optical science. Vermeer painted as many as a dozen pictures of one room. Steadman describes how it is possible to reconstruct the geometry of this room, and all the furniture in it, with great precision.
First published in , the late Lawrence Gowing's classic study has long been treasured for the painterly sensibilities he brought to this greatly loved body of work. Finally the text is available again, with a new Foreword and fresh reproductions of Vermeer's paintings. "A piece of first-rate scholarship and aesthetic understanding"APOLLO. 8 color and b&w illustrations. In , the artist Johannes Vermeer, the twenty-one-year-old son of an innkeeper, registered as a master painter with the city's Guild. He went on to enjoy a respectable local reputation as a painter until his death in ; it was not until the mid-nineteenth century, however, that his genius was widely appreciated. Today, Vermeer's thirty-five paintings are regarded as
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Johannes Vermeer has 47 books on Goodreads with ratings. Johannes Vermeer’s most popular book is Complete Works of Johannes Vermeer. This book brings together the complete catalogue of Johannes Vermeer (–), presenting the calm yet compelling scenes so treasured in galleries across Europe and the United States into one monograph of utmost reproduction by: 1.
out of 5 stars Johannes Vermeer book. Reviewed in the United States on Verified Purchase. Another great book for introducing children (and adults) to an amazing artist. These books are great because they are concise, yet packed with information. The illustrations help connect the text to the artist in a fun way/5(6).
Focusing on the extraordinary Lacemaker from the Musée du Louvre, this beautiful book investigates the subtle and enigmatic paintings by Johannes Vermeer that celebrate the intimacy of the Dutch household. Moments frozen in paint that reveal young women sewing, reading or playing musical instruments, captured in Vermeer's uniquely luminous style, recreate a silent and often mysterious.
Johannes Vermeer book. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In this strikingly beautiful book, leading Vermeer scholars examine /5(3). Jan Vermeer (vərmēr´, Dutch yän vərmār´, yōhän´əs), –75, Dutch genre and landscape painter.
He was born in Delft, where he spent his entire life. He was also known as Vermeer of Delft and as Jan or Johannes van der Meer. Carel Fabritius is presumed to have influenced him greatly. In he was admitted to the painters' guild, of which he was twice made dean. Jane Jelley.
Jane Jelley is a painter of still life and landscape who became interested in the unusual technical qualities of Vermeer's painting, and in the arguments about whether or not he might have used a camera obscura in his work. Johannes Vermeer, Johannes also rendered Jan, (baptized Octo Johannes Vermeer book, Delft, Netherlands—buried DecemDelft), Dutch artist who created paintings that are among the most beloved and revered images in the history of gh only about 36 of his paintings survive, these rare works are among the greatest treasures in the world’s finest museums.
35 rows The following is a list of paintings by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes. Johannes Vermeer's painting Woman in Blue Reading a Letter is on view for six weeks as a special loan from Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.
Luminous and exquisitely rendered, Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (about –64) is one of Vermeer's most captivating portrayals of a young woman's private world.
This generous loan from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam marks the first appearance of this remarkable. Johannes Vermeer, a renowned Dutch artist during the Golden Age era, made a name for himself from his famous works including the View of Delft and Little s, these were all because of the fact that he was born in Delft, in the Netherlands.
Thus, his inspirations mainly came from where he grew up, which had a major impact on his life and career as a painter. When I bought this book I thought was a normal size book, but it is double the size of that, so you can appreciate all the plates with better resolution.
What a great painter, Vermeer based his pictures on domestic situations, tipically in the same room, with an exquisite use of colors and a /5(75). This paperback edition ISBN: (also as clothbound under ISBN: ) by Johannes Vermeer (Contributors: Ben Broos and Arthur K.
Wheelock, Jr. with Albert Blankert and Jorgen Wadum; Editor: Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr.) is a lavishly illustrated catalog with excellent reproductions for the first exhibition devoted solely to the works of Johannes Vermeer--the 17th-century Dutch painter who /5(18).
Johannes Vermeer, “The Milkmaid” (detail), (–), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (photo courtesy Taschen) Storytelling in itself is an important component of Franits’s : Rob Colvin.
"This beautiful book examines the life and works of the Seventeenth Century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer Johannes Vermeer reveals new interpretations of the biography and art of the man known as the 'sphinx of Delft,' and also places Vermeer's lesser-known large scale paintings in the context of his more familiar landscape and genre images, shedding fresh light on the history and.
Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer was a Dutch Baroque painter who specialized in exquisite, domestic interior scenes of middle class life. Vermeer was a moderately /5. This paperback edition ISBN: (also as clothbound under ISBN: ) by Johannes Vermeer (Contributors: Ben Broos and Arthur K.
Wheelock, Jr. with Albert Blankert and Jorgen Wadum; Editor: Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr.) is a lavishly illustrated catalog with excellent reproductions for the first exhibition devoted solely to the works of /5(16).
VERMEER, Johannes ] Marjorie E Wieseman, Wayne E Franits, H Perry Chapman (essays) Published by Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge / Yale University Press, New Haven and London () ISBN ISBN Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World is a book by the Canadian historian Professor Timothy Brook, in which he explores the roots of world trade in the 17th century through six paintings by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer.
It focuses especially on growing ties between Europe and the rest of the world and the impact of China on the world, during Author: Timothy Brook. 21 quotes from Johannes Vermeer: 'This painting was owned by Sir Alfred Beit, the former British M.P. who died in It was housed at Russborough House in Ireland, from where it was stolen twice.
It was first taken on 26 Aprilwhen it was among 18 pictures stolen by a gang connected to the IRA. Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid was recovered eight days later, with very little damage.
You have just discovered Johannes (or Jan) Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, the so-called "Dutch Mona Lisa." The year isand the painting—in poor condition—will sell at auction for two guilders and thirty cents, the equivalent of about twenty-six U.S. dollars in today's currency.In Vermeer: A View of Delft, Anthony Bailey, a British writer and art historian, presents an intriguing portrait of Vermeer's life and re-creates the atmosphere of the times, introduces the reader to Vermeer's colleagues and portrays his domestic life in vibrant detail.
He also sheds light on the science and artistry behind his most representative works. Discover Book Depository's huge selection of Johannes Vermeer books online. Free delivery worldwide on over 20 million titles.
