Vermeer and Painting in Delft

Vermeer and Painting in Delft
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Publisher : National Gallery Publications Limited
Total Pages : 72
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ISBN-10 : 0300091893
ISBN-13 : 9780300091892
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Book Synopsis Vermeer and Painting in Delft by : Axel Rüger

Download or read book Vermeer and Painting in Delft written by Axel Rüger and published by National Gallery Publications Limited. This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first seventy years of the seventeenth century the Dutch town of Delft emerged as one of the most important artistic centers in the Netherlands. Although famous as the birthplace of the painter Johannes Vermeer, Delft was also home to an extended community of masters that included among many others Pieter de Hooch and Carel Fabritius. In this introduction to the key Delft artists, Axel Rüger places Vermeer’s masterpieces within their historical and artistic context. This book, accompanying a major loan exhibition at the National Gallery, London, reveals how artistic and cultural developments of the early seventeenth century paved the way for the flowering of art in the city, culminating in the master works of the 1650s and 1660s. Investigating the artistic production of the city genre by genre, the author builds a picture of the so-called Delft School and its influences. Although painting from this time is probably best known for Vermeer’s serene scenes of everyday life, his contemporaries chose many different subjects. From Vermeer's world-famous masterpieces to the less familiar works of the period, all these refined paintings reflect a powerful sensibility to the visual aspects of the world as their makers perceived it.


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