The Complete Paintings of Vermeer

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'Vermeer paints allaprima with unbelievable force, precision and intimacy of tone. He achieves the magic quality of a diorama without artifice' - Théophile Gautier Few artists ha ve been subject to such a dramatic rise in popularity as Vermeer (1632-75). Virtually unknown in his own lifetime, Vermeer was 'discovered' when Impressionism was at the height of its vogue and has since enjoyed the status of a great master. This reputation is particularly remarkable in that it rests on such a small body of work; it is unlikely that more than fórty ofVermeer's paintings are still in existence. His most representative works are the domestic interiors with one or two figures. These demonstrate his outstanding ability to depict light and shade, texture and colour. They alsó display an almost mathematical sense of space, which was termed 'an infallible sense of composition' by Van Gogh. Of his best-known painting, the View of Delft, Sir Kenneth Clark said, 'This unique work is certainly the... Tovább

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'Vermeer paints allaprima with unbelievable force, precision and intimacy of tone. He achieves the magic quality of a diorama without artifice' - Théophile Gautier Few artists ha ve been subject to such a dramatic rise in popularity as Vermeer (1632-75). Virtually unknown in his own lifetime, Vermeer was 'discovered' when Impressionism was at the height of its vogue and has since enjoyed the status of a great master. This reputation is particularly remarkable in that it rests on such a small body of work; it is unlikely that more than fórty ofVermeer's paintings are still in existence. His most representative works are the domestic interiors with one or two figures. These demonstrate his outstanding ability to depict light and shade, texture and colour. They alsó display an almost mathematical sense of space, which was termed 'an infallible sense of composition' by Van Gogh. Of his best-known painting, the View of Delft, Sir Kenneth Clark said, 'This unique work is certainly the nearest that painting has ever come to a coloured photograph.' PENG UIN CLASSICS OF WORLD AR T *The most useful, rich and best documented artseries everproduced'-Europeo Each volume presents the complete paintings of the artist and includes: an introduction by a distinguished art histórián • critical comments on the painter from his own time to the present day • 64 pages of full-colour plates • a chronological survey of his life and work • a basic bibliography • a fully illustrated and annotated catalogue raisonné -Titles already published or in preparationBotticelli • Bruegel • Canaletto • Caravaggio • Cézanne • Dürer • Giorgione • Giotto • Leonardo da Vinci • Manet • Mantegna • Michelangelo • Picasso • Piero della Francesca • Raphael • Rembrandt • Toulouse-Lautrec • The Van Eycks • Vermeer • Watteau Vissza