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Title: Vermeer and the Delft School by Walter Liedtke, Michiel C. Plomp, Axel Ruger ISBN: 0300088485 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Tongue in Cheek
Comment: Bravo to Walter Liedtke for his sense of humor, see below. The fact that 17 out of 24 did not understand his subtle comments on himself, he did write most of the book, is testimony as to lack of discernment of those who read these reviews. I have heard his lecture on the exhibition and all he says is absolutely true. Actually, his comments on himself are rather modest.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Monument to My Genius
Comment: Words cannot describe the impact this weighty volume has had on me. From the moment I held it in my trembling hands, I was hooked. The rich, carefully crafted prose is a delight to the eye and the imagination. Its author is undoubtedly a man of breath-taking vision who has reconstructed the 17th-century past with unique skills of research and analysis. His character shines through in every page and the reader cannot help but conjure up in his or her mind a dazzling image of a dark tall handsome curator with beautifully slick and greased black hair, a whiff of moustache, and sparkling gold-rimmed glasses. Every inch a man of learning. I could go on - and I will.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent
Comment: This is a catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Vermeer and the Delft School" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, from March 8 to May 27, 2001 and The National Gallery, London, from June 20 to September 16, 2001. It is written by Walter Liedtke, Curator in the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York with contributions from eight other art curators and historians. This is a hefty book reflecting this monumental ehibition which includes 15 of the 35 known works attributed to Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) who spent his entire life in Delft. Other prominent 17th Century artists include Pieter de Hooch, Gerard Houckgeest and one of my favorites, Carel Fabritius, who was killed in a munitions explosion in 1654 at the age of 32. The catalogue is 640 pages containing 526 illustrations with 225 colorplates. The quality of the colorplates is good. The history of Delft and the development of "The Delft School" is thoroughly researched. In addition to the artists mentioned there are many beautiful paintings by artists who are relatively unknown. This is a catalogue where the interested reader will spend the rest of his life perusing. There is much to be mined here. The exhibition is worth a journey.
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Title: The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon Schama ISBN: 0679781242 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Portraits by Ingres Image of an Epoch by Gary Tinterow, Philip Conisbee, Hans Naef, Phillip Conisbee ISBN: 0300086539 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 1999 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Golden Age of Dutch Art: Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Art by Judikje Kiers, Fieke Tissink, Rijksmuseum (Netherlands), Ronald De Leeuw ISBN: 0500237743 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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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: Vermeer and His Milieu by John Michael Montias ISBN: 0691002894 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 January, 1991 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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