Vermeer - The Rijksmuseum's major exhibition catalogue

Pieter Roelofs, Gregor J. M. Weber, Gregor J. M. Weber

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
30 May 2023

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Baroque; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

PUBLISHED TO ACCOMPANY THE ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXHIBITION AT THE RIJKSMUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR STUDY ON VERMEER'S LIFE AND WORK FOR MANY YEARS.

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'Proust was once so excited to see a Vermeer show that he collapsed ... I got chest pains merely leafing through the catalogue' Jonathan Jones, Guardian

'Invest in the fat catalogue, stuffed with scholarly discoveries and photographic closeups, and you will learn about everything from Vermeer's optical mastery to his moral symbolism' Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times

'Excellent' Artists & Illustrators

'Getting a ticket for the once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer exhibition, above, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam this year might frankly be a bit of a challenge, but you can at least console yourself with the exhibition catalogue, published by Thames & Hudson, which is a gorgeous thing. Nothing matches seeing a painting in the flesh, but this comes mightily close.' The Herald

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Vermeer's intensely quiet and enigmatic paintings invite the viewer into a private world, often prompting more questions than answers. Who is being portrayed? Are his subjects real or imagined? And how did he create such an unrivalled sense of intimacy?

Bringing together diverse strands of the Dutch master's professional and private worlds, this is the first major authoritative study of Vermeer's life and work for many years, throwing light on all thirty-seven of his paintings.

The book was designed by Irma Boom, the 'Queen of Books', and printed on an uncoated 'Munken Print White' paper, specially commissioned to ensure the veracity of colours. Irma Boom says: 'the matte paper brings you closer to Vermeer; there is no gloss or glare in between, just like with the real works.' With a wide selection of contextual illustrations, commentaries and up-to-date research by distinguished international Vermeer scholars, this is the definitive volume on the most admired of all seventeenth-century Dutch masters.

With contributions by

Bart Cornelis, National Gallery, London

Bente Frissen, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Sabine Pénot, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Pieter Roelofs, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Friederike Schuett, Staedel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Christian Tico Seifert, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

Ariane van Suchtelen, Mauritshuis, The Hague

Gregor J.M. Weber, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Marjorie E. Wieseman, National Gallery of Art, Washington

By: Gregor J. M. Weber
Edited by: Pieter Roelofs, Gregor J. M. Weber
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 265mm, Width: 215mm,
Weight: 1.380kg
ISBN: 9780500026724
ISBN 10: 0500026726
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

The authors all work at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Pieter Roelofs is Head of Paintings and Sculpture; Gregor J. M. Weber is Head of the Department of Fine Arts; and Taco Dibbits is general director.

Reviews for Vermeer - The Rijksmuseum's major exhibition catalogue

'Proust was once so excited to see a Vermeer show that he collapsed … I got chest pains merely leafing through the catalogue' - Jonathan Jones, Guardian 'Invest in the fat catalogue, stuffed with scholarly discoveries and photographic closeups, and you will learn about everything from Vermeer’s optical mastery to his moral symbolism' - Rachel Campbell-Johnston, The Times 'Excellent' - Artists & Illustrators 'A gorgeous thing. Nothing matches seeing a painting in the flesh, but this comes mightily close' - Herald Scotland 'Immerses the reader in the immensely rich pictorial world of the master painter from Delft .. extraordinary close-up detail' - Art Mag