Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History

by John Michael Montias

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This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended family to which he belonged and of the town life of the period. It explores a series of distinct worlds: Delft's Small-Cattle Market, where Vermeer's paternal family settled early in the century; the milieu of shady businessmen in Amsterdam that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691002894

ISBN13:9780691002897

Release Date:January 1991

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:472 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Art Artists, Architects & Photographers Arts & Literature Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Individual Artists

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