In His Milieu
Download In His Milieu full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free In His Milieu ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Vermeer and His Milieu
Author | : John Michael Montias |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 486 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780691002897 |
Download Vermeer and His Milieu Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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 that recruited Vermeer's grandfather to counterfeit coins; the artists, military contractors, and Protestant burghers who frequented the inn of Vermeer's father in Delft's Great Market Square; and the quiet, distinguished "Papists Corner" in which Vermeer, after marrying into a high-born Catholic family, retired to practice his art, while retaining ties with wealthy Protestant patrons. The relationship of Vermeer to his principal patron is one of many original discoveries in the book.
Vermeer and His Milieu Related Books
Pages: 486
Pages: 498
Pages: 671
Pages: 359
Pages: 196