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Vermeer and the Art of Love is about the emotions evoked in those elegant interiors in which a young woman may be writing a letter to her absent beloved or playing a virginal in the presence of an admirer. But it is also about the love we sense in the painter's attentiveness to every detail within those rooms, which lends even the most mundane of objects the quality of something extraordinary. In this engaging and beautifully illustrated book, Georgievska-Shine uncovers the ways in which Vermeer challenges the dichotomies between 'good' and 'bad' love, the sensual and the spiritual, placing him within the context of his contemporaries to give the reader a fascinating insight into his unique understanding and interpretation of the subject.
Of Johannes Vermeer's 36 surviving paintings, 12 depict musical themes or a musical instrument. These include the magnificent 'Young Woman Standing at a Virginal', 'Young Woman Seated at a Virginal', 'The Music Lesson' and 'The Guitar Player'. All are featured in this book, which provides new insight into the cultural significance of these images.
In this innovative look at seven paintings by Jan Vermeer, author Bob Raczka takes on the role of interviewer and the people in the paintings become his willing subjects. From The Milkmaid to The Geographer, Raczka teases out fascinating details about these gorgeous works of art and their mysterious creator. As you might imagine, after more than three hundred years of silence, the characters inside these paintings have much to share.
Vermeer's record of the tasks and duties of women The 35 paintings that have come down to us from the hand of Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) place him beside Rembrandt and Frans Hals as one of the great masters of the golden age of Dutch art. Most of his pictures (all of which are reproduced in this book) show women about their daily business. Vermeer records the tasks and duties of women, the imperatives of virtue under which their lives were lived, and the dreams that provided the substance of their contrasting counter-world. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
"An exemplary book about seeing: about what the mind can do with great art. Like the sublime paintings which are its subject, "A Study of Vermeer is full of sensual and spiritual pleasures."--Susan Sontag "A rigorously searching analysis of the psychology and subject matter of a master whose paintings are as enigmatic as they are beautiful. This revision is not so much an improvement of the 1979 text as an elaboration of its insights, and with some very interesting reconsiderations."--Guy Davenport
This is the second volume of a new series of publications by Delphi Classics, the best-selling publisher of classical works. A first of its kind in digital print, the ‘Masters of Art’ series allows digital readers to explore the works of the world’s greatest artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents the intimate beauty of the art of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Although relatively unknown for two centuries, Vermeer’s works are now prized among the most valuable in the world. And now you can own all of them in stunning colour on your eReader. Features: * the complete paintings of Johannes Vermeer * includes previously lost works, with annotations * concise introductions to the paintings, giving valuable contextual information * learn the secrets of the ALLEGORY OF HISTORY, THE MILK MAID and the interesting histories of stolen works * beautiful 'detail' images, allowing you to explore Vermeer's masterpieces as though in the gallery * images of other works and media texts relating to Vermeer’s works * a brief biography of the artist * hundreds of images in stunning colour - highly recommended for tablets, iPhone, iPad users, or as a valuable reference tool on traditional eReaders * UPDATED with larger images Please visit: www.delphiclassics.com for more information and to browse our range of titles CONTENTS: Brief Biography The Paintings CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF MARTHA AND MARY ST. PRAXEDIS DIANA AND HER COMPANIONS THE PROCURESS A GIRL ASLEEP GIRL READING A LETTER AT AN OPEN WINDOW THE LITTLE STREET OFFICER AND LAUGHING GIRL THE MILKMAID THE GLASS OF WINE THE GIRL WITH TWO MEN VIEW OF DELFT GIRL INTERRUPTED AT HER MUSIC WOMAN IN BLUE READING A LETTER THE MUSIC LESSON WOMAN HOLDING A BALANCE WOMAN WITH A PEARL NECKLACE WOMAN WITH A LUTE YOUNG WOMAN WITH A JUG THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING A LADY WRITING GIRL WITH A RED HAT GIRL WITH A FLUTE THE CONCERT THE ART OF PAINTING HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN MISTRESS AND MAID THE ASTRONOMER THE GEOGRAPHER THE LOVE LETTER THE LACEMAKER LADY WRITING A LETTER WITH HER MAID ALLEGORY OF FAITH THE GUITAR PLAYER A LADY STANDING AT THE VIRGINAL A LADY SEATED AT THE VIRGINAL A YOUNG WOMAN SEATED AT THE VIRGINALS Please visit: www.delphiclassics.com for more information
Donated: Margaret A. Bailey Art Collection.
Presents a portrait of Vermeer's life and character.