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With just 35 known works, Johannes Vermeer is credited with prompting a New York Times best seller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record attendances at art institutions around the world. Discover the craftsman of one of the most important portfolios in art history, in which light, textures, and a sense of unspoken secrets dazzle in...

Though numbering just 35 known works, the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in art history. His paintings have prompted a New York Times best seller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington. Vermeer's subjects focus on daily domestic activities, from letter writing to music playing to preparations in the kitchen. The scenes astound with their meticulous detail, majestic planes of light, and with Vermeer's extraordinary ability to draw out narrative intrigues. In such beloved paintings as Lady Standing at a Virginal, A Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid and, most famously, the enigmatic, wide-eyed, and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, Vermeer evokes not only the effects of substance and texture, but also the many stories and secrets that reside beneath the surface. Featuring all Vermeer's known works and succinct, accessible texts, this essential introduction explores Vermeer's leading place in art history and his unique ability to transform oil paint into a living, breathing scene of human life.

Though numbering just 35 known works, the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in art history. His paintings have prompted a New York Times best seller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington. Vermeer's subjects focus on daily domestic activities, from letter writing to music playing to preparations in the kitchen. The scenes astound with their meticulous detail, majestic planes of light, and with Vermeer's extraordinary ability to draw out narrative intrigues. In such beloved paintings as Lady Standing at a Virginal, A Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid and, most famously, the enigmatic, wide-eyed, and enchanting Girl with a Pearl Earring, Vermeer evokes not only the effects of substance and texture, but also the many stories and secrets that reside beneath the surface. Featuring all Vermeer's known works and succinct, accessible texts, this essential introduction explores Vermeer's leading place in art history and his unique ability to transform oil paint into a living, breathing scene of human life.

Licht, Stoffe und GeheimnisseNiederländische AlltagsweltenObwohl es nur 35 Bilder umfasst, nimmt das OEuvre von Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) in der Kunstgeschichte eine einzigartige Stellung ein. Es inspirierte einen New York Times-Bestseller und einen Film mit Scarlett Johansson und zieht regelmäßig Heerscharen von Besuchern zu Ausstellungen zwischen Amsterdam und Washington an.Vermeers Figuren verrichten alltägliche Handlungen: Sie schreiben Briefe, spielen ein Instrument oder arbeiten in der Küche. Die Szenen erstaunen durch ihre Liebe zum Detail, den betörenden Lichteinfall sowie das Talent des Künstlers, narrative Intrigen anzudeuten. In so bekannten Bildern wie Stehende Virginalspielerin, Briefschreiberin und Dienstmagd sowie dem berühmten Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring, dem Porträt eines Mädchens mit hellwachen Augen, geht es Vermeer nicht nur um Stoffe und Materialien, sondern auch um die vielen Geschichten und Geheimnisse, die unter der Oberfläche lauern.Dieser Band führt mit verständlichen Texten in das Werk Vermeers ein und erkundet dessen einzigartige Begabung, ein Ölgemälde wie eine lebendige Szene menschlichen Alltags erscheinen zu lassen.