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In quiet light : poems on Vermeer's women / Marilyn Chandler McEntyre.
Van Pelt Library PS3563.C3616 I5 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McEntyre, Marilyn Chandler, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675--Poetry.
- Vermeer, Johannes.
- Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675.
- Women in art.
- Artists' models.
- Delft (Netherlands)--Poetry.
- Delft (Netherlands).
- Artists' models--Poetry.
- Women in art--Poetry.
- Painting--Poetry.
- Painting.
- Women--Poetry.
- Women.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 71 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2000.
- Summary:
- Although the paintings of Jan Vermeer continue to be celebrated, very little is known about the painter himself -- and still less about the women he painted. Who were they? What were their lives like? What thoughts, dreams, and desires might they yield up if we take the time to truly look at them?
- In this elegant volume Marilyn Chandler McEntyre asks these very questions, and she teases out intriguing possibilities in eloquent poems arranged side by side with color reproductions of the paintings that inspired them. McEntyre has chosen eighteen of Vermeer's famous women -- including The Lacemaker, The Milkmaid, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and The Girl with the Red Hat -- to wonder about.
- Rich with imagined detail, these poems each invite the reader to take a closer look at Vermeer's portraits, to celebrate not only his artistry but also the significance of the women themselves. McEntyre thoughtfully imagines the personal lives of these women and attempts to capture what Vermeer himself saw in them -- a contemplative exercise that illuminates the presence of grace in the ordinary moments of life.
- Contents:
- Artists at Work 15
- Little Street 17
- The Lacemaker 19
- The Milkmaid 21
- Girl with a Pearl Earring 25
- Woman in Blue 27
- Woman Writing a Letter 31
- Young Woman with a Water Pitcher 35
- A Girl Asleep 37
- Portrait of a Young Woman 39
- Woman with a Lute 43
- Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid 45
- Officer and Laughing Girl 47
- Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window 49
- Mistress and Maid 53
- Allegory of Painting 57
- The Girl with the Red Hat 59
- Woman with a Pearl Necklace 63
- Woman Holding a Balance 65
- Life Drawing: Advanced Beginners 67.
- ISBN:
- 0802838790
- OCLC:
- 44876953
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