Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure

by Marjorie E. Wieseman

A fascinating exploration of the role of music in the art of Vermeer and many of his contemporaries

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is one of the world's most captivating artists. Renowned for his sublimely beautiful depictions of everyday Dutch life, Vermeer created exquisite paintings that are sought out by any art lover. Music was a key facet of 17th-century Dutch life, in both public and private. Of Vermeer's thirty-six surviving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857095677
• ISBN13: 9781857095678
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: National Gallery London
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.6"