This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and Protestant burghers who frequented ...
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This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and Protestant burghers who frequented the inn of Vermeer's father in Delft's Great Market Square; and the quiet, distinguished "Papists Corner" in which Vermeer, after marrying into a high-born Catholic family, retired to practice his art, while retaining ties with wealthy Protestant patrons. The relationship of Vermeer to his principal patron is one of many original discoveries in the book.
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VG/VG. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering; white glossy printed dustjacket. xx, [2], 407 pp., followed by 40 unnumbered pages of bw plates. This is both a social biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century and also a social history of the rise and fall of the extended family of which Vermeer happened to be a member. It describes the daily lives of the people Vermeer saw, met and talked with throughout his life. A fascinating read!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Third printing. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, faint creasing on the front flap, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 407pp.
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