Art historian, biographer and broadcaster Andrew Graham-Dixon paints a dramatically new picture of Vermeer.
The paintings of Johannes Vermeer of Delft are some of the most beautiful, even sublime, in the history of art. Yet, like the life of Vermeer himself, they are mysterious and have for centuries defied explanation. Following new leads, and drawing on a mass of historical evidence, some of it freshly uncovered in the archives of Delft and Rotterdam, Andrew Graham-Dixon paints a dramatically new picture of Vermeer, revealing many of the painter’s hitherto unknown friendships as well as his previously undetected allegiance to a radical movement driven underground by persecution.
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“Eloquently argued, engagingly written and ultimately rather moving.” – Michael Hall, Country Life
“This book is going to revolutionize the way we understand Vermeer.” – Peter Carey, twice winner of the Booker Prize
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