'EFFORTLESS AND COMPELLING, BROOKS IS A WONDERFUL STORYTELLER. I DOUBT
I WILL READ A BETTER BOOK THIS YEAR.' _SUNDAY TELEGRAPH_
EACH OF VERMEER'S PAINTINGS TELLS A STORY. In one, a military officer
leans toward a laughing girl; in another, a woman stands by a window
and weighs silver; in a third, fruit spills from a porcelain bowl onto
a lavish Turkish carpet.
Hiding in plain sight, these details hint at the intricate threads
that bound Vermeer's world together - the officer's hat is made from
North American beaver, bought with silver extracted from the mines of
Peru, while beaver pelts were traded in their thousands for the
Chinese porcelain so beloved by the Dutch in the Golden Age. From a
view of Delft, Vermeer gives us the world.
As a new Vermeer exhibition opens at the Rijksmuseum, the largest of
its kind in history, _Vermeer's Hat_ offers a fascinating perspective
on how the burgeoning forces of trade and commerce shaped Vermeer's
masterpieces.
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ISBN
9781847652546
Publisert
2018
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Profile Books
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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