
Vermeer and His Time
Light, Silence, and the Intimacy of the Dutch Golden AgeBy Philip L. HaleLength3h 5m
About this audiobook
Johannes Vemeer, a 17th century artist, is recognised primarily for his genre scenes. Through meticulous precision in his paintings and drawings he achieves perfection and maximum impact. Unlike his predecessors, Vermeer used a camera obscura to bring even more perspective to his art in the most delicate of manners. He revolutionised the way in which we use and make paint and his colour application techniques predate some of those used by the impressionists nearly two centuries later. Girl with a Pearl Earring remains to this day his greatest masterpiece.
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GenreOther
Length3 hrs 5 mins
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LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
6IV. Vermeer, Forgotten and Rediscovered
2Preface
7V. His Genius and His Methods
3I. Vermeer the Supreme Painter
8VI. Characteristics of Vermeer’s Technique
4II. Delft and the background of Vermeer’s Art
9VII. Vermeer and Modern Painting
5III. What is known about Jan Vermeer of Delft
10Biography