10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERMEER»
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Vermeer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Vermeer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.
An overview of the life and work of the seventeenth-century Dutch painter, famous for creating realistic scenes of everyday life.
Lawrence Gowing, Johannes Vermeer, 1952
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Vermeer's Camera: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Master Pieces
This intellectual detective story starts by exploring Vermeer's possible knowledge of seventeenth-century optical science, and outlines the history of this early version of the photographic camera, which projected an accurate image for ...
Here is a book to enthrall not only students of Vermeer, but anyone who feels the exhilaration of what Cézanne called "thinking in images."
Edward A. Snow, Johannes Vermeer, 1994
Profiles the life and works of the distinguished seventeenth-century artist, analyzing him within the context of other artists of the period and examining his social origins and domestic environment and how they shaped his work.
Albert Blankert, John Michael Montias, Gilles Aillaud, 2007
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Vermeer's Hat: The seventeenth century and the dawn of the ...
Vermeer's haunting images hint at the stories behind these exquisitely rendered moments. As Timothy Brook shows us in Vermeer's Hat, these pictures, which seem so intimate, actually open doors onto a rapidly expanding world.
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Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History
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.
Chronicles the career of seventeenth-century painter Jan Vermeer, and presents and briefly discusses more than thirty of his masterpieces.
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Vermeer: The Rise and Fall of the Twentieth Century's ...
Frank Wynne's remarkable book tells the story of Han van Meegeren, a paranoid, drug-addicted, second-rate painter whose Vermeer forgeries made him a secret superstar of the art world.
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Vermeer and the Invention of Seeing
This book begins with a single premise: that Vermeer painted images not only of extraordinary beauty, but of extraordinary strangeness.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERMEER»
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Vermeer is used in the context of the following news items.
Walter Liedtke, Met Museum Curator, Vermeer Expert, Dies at 69
Walter Liedtke, the curator of European paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and an authority on Johannes Vermeer, was killed in the Metro North ... «Bloomberg, Feb 15»
Banksy Gets All Vermeer In His New Mural
The piece, dubbed "Girl with a Pierced Eardrum," is a 21st century revamp of Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring." It's located on a building in Hanover ... «Huffington Post, Oct 14»
Manchester United fail in bid for Ajax keeper Kenneth Vermeer
Louis van Gaal is a fan of Vermeer, who would provide cover for No 1 keeper David de Gea. It is understood United discussed the possibility of Anders ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
Vermeer names Jason Andringa as new CEO, president
A third-generation family member will take over as the chief executive of Vermeer Corp. late next year, the company said today. Jason Andringa will take over as ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Aug 14»
Vermeer portrait sells in London for 6.2 million pounds
The price achieved for one of only two Vermeers still in private hands was below ... The Vermeer came from the collection of the late American collector Barbara ... «Reuters, Jul 14»
Iowa Medicaid Director Vermeer leaving for UI job
Iowa's Medicaid director is leaving the job to take a position at the University of Iowa. Jennifer Vermeer has run the huge program since 2008. Medicaid is the ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 14»
Pearl of a museum: Vermeer shines among Dutch icons in new …
Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring on display at the revamped Mauritshuis in The Hague, which reopens this week after two years of renovation. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
Earliest Johannes Vermeer painting authenticated – and up for sale
The use of the brilliant blue pigment, ultramarine, is also typical of Vermeer's work, ... Paintings by Vermeer are particularly coveted because they are so rare: the ... «The Guardian, Jun 14»
'Tim's Vermeer' movie review: Penn and Teller doc tackles art-history …
Regardless, Penn and Teller's Oscar-shortlisted documentary "Tim's Vermeer" -- opening Friday (March 14) at The Theatres at Canal Place -- is a case where ... «The Times-Picayune, Mar 14»
Tim's Vermeer: Art and technology
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), one of the world's great painters, was a major figure in the “Golden Age” of Dutch art in the seventeenth century, an age that ... «World Socialist Web Site, Mar 14»
