Vermeer and His Milieu
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 t...
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 t...
