{"product_id":"norbert-schneider-johannes-vermeer-1632-1675-veiled-emotions-9783836504898","title":"Johannes Vermeer : 1632-1675 : veiled emotions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eJohannes Vermeer\u003c\/b\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eThe complete paintings\u003c\/b\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n      \u003cb\u003eSurfaces and secrets : A spellbinding realism and intrigue\u003c\/b\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough numbering just 35 known works, the oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is hailed as one of the most important and inspiring portfolios in art history. His paintings have prompted a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a film starring Scarlett Johansson, and record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVermeers subjects focus on daily domestic activities, from letter writing to music playing to preparations in the kitchen. The scenes astound with their meticulous detail, majestic planes of light, and with Vermeers extraordinary ability to draw out narrative intrigues. In such beloved paintings as \u003ci\u003eLady Standing at a Virginal, A Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid\u003c\/i\u003e and, most famously, the enigmatic, wide-eyed, and enchanting \u003ci\u003eGirl with a Pearl Earring\u003c\/i\u003e, Vermeer evokes not only the effects of substance and texture, but also the many stories and secrets that reside beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing all Vermeer's known works and succinct, accessible texts, this essential introduction explores Vermeer's leading place in art history and his unique ability to transform oil paint into a living, breathing scene of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e« Vermeer seeks not to amaze and appal but to invite the observer to come closer, to close with the painting, peer into it, become intimate with it. Such art reinforces human dignity. »\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003cb\u003eGermaine Greer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TASCHEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53864142700886,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9783836504898_1.jpg?v=1781851214","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/norbert-schneider-johannes-vermeer-1632-1675-veiled-emotions-9783836504898","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}