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JohannesVermeer(1632-75),knownasthe'painteroflight',isoneofthemostmesmerisingpaintersoftheDutchGoldenAge.HeisoneofthemostpopularOldMasterpainters,andhis36survivingpaintingsarebothtranquilanddeeplymysterious--meticulouslypainted,sensuouslycomposedandhistoricallyfascinating.
Inthisnewmonograph,partofPhaidon'sArtandIdeasseries,WayneFranits,ProfessorofArtHistoryatSyracuseUniversityinNewYorkstate,examinestheworkofVermeerwithintheframeworkofhistimes,oneofthemostintellectuallycreativeperiodsinthishistoryofart.Writteninalivelyandaccessiblestyle,andincorporatingthelatestscholarshipontheartist,FranitsprovidesfreshinsightsintomanyofVermeer'smostfamousworks,uncoveringthecreativeprocessbehindthemandtheirwealthofmeanings.