Vermeer

Masters of Art

Alexander Adams

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Prestel Verlag
01 May 2024

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Baroque; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Series: Masters of Art

Filled with brilliant reproductions and engaging texts and reflecting the latest scholarship, this portable and attractively priced volume is the perfect introduction to the most celebrated painter of the Dutch Golden Age.

Highlighted by domestic scenes and witty allegories that fuse the ordinary with the extraordinary, Vermeer's luminous paintings have captivated and inspired art enthusiasts for centuries. This book spotlights dozens of his works with stunning reproductions that enable readers to appreciate his mastery of light and shadow, meticulous brushwork, his extraordinary gift for capturing human emotion on canvas, and his innovative use of optical devices. An introductory essay provides biographical background, examines Vermeer's work in the context of the Dutch Golden Age of painting, and explores his enormous influence on modern artists and popular culture.

AUTHOR: Alexander Adams is an art critic whose reviews have appeared in leading periodicals such as The Burlington Magazine, The British Art Journal, Print Quarterly and The Critic. He lives in London.

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Reflects latest scholarship about one of the most popular artists of the world .

Filled with high-quality reproductions of the most important works .

Highly attractive, portable, and accessible package .

In addition to an illustrated biography that places Jan Vermeer in the context of contemporary history, 35 of his most beautiful paintings are presented and vividly explained.

55 illustrations

By: Alexander Adams
Imprint: Prestel Verlag
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 343g
ISBN: 9783791377308
ISBN 10: 3791377302
Series: Masters of Art
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 01 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Alexander Adams is an art critic whose reviews have appeared in leading periodicals such as The Burlington Magazine, The British Art Journal, Print Quarterly and The Critic. He lives in London.

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Vermeer

Masters of Art

Alexander Adams

$26.99

Paperback

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