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Title: Vermeer's Camera: Uncovering the Truth Behind the Masterpieces by Philip Steadman ISBN: 0-19-280302-6 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Detective Story for Vermeer Lovers
Comment: This treasure is actually a mystery novel in the guise of an art book! Steadman cleverly examines the long-held debate over Vermeer's alleged use of camera-like inventions to help create his masterworks. He does so by constructing models of the rooms, examining long-overlooked clues and engaging in some very pragmatic thinking. At times Steadman almost comes across as art history's answer to Lt. Colombo, which is a compliment. This is a very readable and enjoyable book for any art lover who also loves a good mystery, brain teasers, and practical application of optics. My only quibble is that additional illustrations and plates would have helped Steadman make his point better.
Rating: 4
Summary: Did He or Didn't He?
Comment: Did the famous Delft artist, Johannes Vermeer, use the camera obscura to create his remarkably photographic paintings? People have been asking that question for a century or more. To help answer it, Philip Steadman has written this great little book. It is truly an enjoyable investigation of Vermeer's acquaintances, studio, and style. My favorite parts of the book are Steadman's photographic reconstructions of Vermeer's paintings. Did Vermeer use the camera? If he did, would that make him an artistic cheat or a visionary? I like a book that leaves me with some things to think about, and this one does the job.
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Title: Vermeer by Arthur Wheelock, Johannes Vermeer ISBN: 0810927519 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters by David Hockney ISBN: 0670030260 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 25 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Vermeer and the Invention of Seeing by Bryan Jay Wolf ISBN: 0226905047 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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Title: Johannes Vermeer by Arthur K., Jr. Wheelock, Jr. Wheelock, Johannes Vermeer ISBN: 0300065582 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: November, 1995 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: A Study of Vermeer by Edward A. Snow, Johannes Vermeer ISBN: 0520071328 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: June, 1994 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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