Vermeer

by Sandra Forty and Sandra Odette Forty

Book Overview

Jan Vermeer is acknowledged as one of the greatest artists that ever lived. Yet in his lifetime, he was largely unregarded & struggled to earn a living. He lived all his life in the prosperous Dutch town of Delft, painting beautiful pictures of the residents & their homes. His technique was faultlessly meticulous & painstakingly slow as a result. Fewer than 40 of his paintings have survived & in fact he probably didn't paint any more. Obscure in his...

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 1844061248
• ISBN13: 9781844061242
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: TAj Books
• Length: 96 Pages