Closer to Vermeer : new research on the painter and his art / edited by Francesca Gabrieli [and 7 others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gabrieli, Francesca, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675--Criticism and interpretation.

Vermeer, Johannes.

Painting, Dutch--Technique.

Painting, Dutch.

Artists' materials--Analysis.

Artists' materials.

Physical Description:

427 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Thames and Hudson, 2025.

Summary:

"Closer to Vermeer explores the world of Johannes Vermeer, a painter whose work continues to fascinate more than 350 years after his death. Taking the landmark 2023 Rijksmuseum exhibition as a point of departure, this volume brings together new art-historical and technical research by leading international experts. How did Vermeer translate his creative ideas into paint? Did the seventeenth-century Dutch master truly rely on optical devices? What do the carefully rendered objects in his interiors reveal about the artist himself? And how has the perception of his small but extraordinary oeuvre evolved over time? Using the latest imaging techniques, researchers scrutinize Vermeer's masterpieces, yielding compelling new insights into his artistic process, material choices, and technical virtuosity. These investigations contribute to a deeper understanding of Vermeer's painting technique throughout his career. Other specialists revisit seventeenth-century sources, uncover new archival documents, and explore Vermeer's patrons and the material world he portrayed. The objects depicted in his interiors - maps, pearls, porcelain, kitchenware - are examined not merely as visual motifs, but as clues to his worldview and working methods. At once scholarly and accessible, Closer to Vermeer offers a fresh, intimate perspective on one of the most enigmatic and beloved painters - a vital resource and enduring reference for specialists and art lovers alike." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The oeuvre of Johannes Vermeer

Note from the editors

Foreword / Taco Dibbits

Prelude: Johannes Vermeer 350 (1675-2025)

Glossary: scientific research methods

Closer to Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum: the 2023 retrospective exhibition in Amsterdam / Pieter Roelofs

Compositions in the making: Vermeer's changes / Anna Krekeler, Francesca Gabrieli, Annelies van Loon and Ige Verslype

Vermeer's canvases: weave maps and matches in a wider perspective / Ige Verslype

Illuminating the obscure: the relationship between Vermeer's works and seventeenth-century optical developments / Paul J.C. van Laar

Did Vermeer use optics? New insights from computer-assisted connoisseurship / David G. Stork

Women's Vermeers: Maria de Knuijt and new archival documentation on Vermeer's primary patron / Piet Bakker and Judith Noorman

Young Woman Seated at a Virginal and Young Woman Standing at a Virginal: a new technical study of two of Vermeer's late masterpieces / Helen Howard, Marta Melchiorre Di Crescenzo, David Peggie, Rachel Billinge, Catherine Higgitt and Marika Spring

A Maid Asleep and Study of a Young Woman: new discoveries from imaging and chemical analyses / Dorothy Mahon, Silvia A. Centeno and Frederico Caró

The man beneath Vermeer's Girl with the Red Hat: improved visualization using chemical imaging / Kathryn A. Dooley, John K. Delaney, E. Melanie Gifford, Dina Anchin, Lisha D. Glinsman, Alexandra Libby and Marjorie E. Wieseman

Vermeer's 'Art of Painting': Catharina Bolnes's 'Schilderconst' and the Vienna 'Schilderkamer' / Paul Taylor

Tracing the effects of ageing in Johannes Vermeer's The Art of Painting: a closer look at palmierite / Elke Oberthaler, Frederik Vanmeert, Katharina Uhlir, Steven De Meyer and Koen Janssens

From palette to perfection: Vermeer's distinctive use of blue and green pigments / Annelies van Loon, Francesca Gabrieli, Anna Krekeler, Ige Verslype and Frederik Vanmeert

Vermeer's white(s): seventeenth-century methods used to manipulate the working properties of lead white / Frederik Vanmeert, Maartje Stols-Witlox, Annelies van Loon and Koen Janssens

Lead isotope studies of Vermeer's paintings: myths and realities / Paolo D'Imporzano and Gareth R. Davies

Vermeer's pearls: considering the place of pearls in the artist's world and imagination / Aimee Ng

Object matters: Vermeer, material culture and adaptations of Asian porcelain / Christina An

The tangible world of Johannes Vermeer: domestic artefacts as artists' props / Alexandra van Dongen

The highlights of Vermeer's maps / Rozemarijn J.W. Landsman

Painted devotion to saints in Vermeer's Allegory of the Catholic Faith / Evelyne Verheggen

Retouching and overpainting Vermeer: a historical perspective / Esther van Duijn, Sabrina Meloni, Carol Pottasch and Ige Verslype

Vermeer in the spotlight: the exhibitions of 1935, 1966 and 1995-1996 / Justine Rinnooy Kan, Daphne Martens, Quentin Buvelot and Ariane van Suchtelen

Who's that girl? Girl with a Pearl Earring in 1665, and her current appearance in 3D / Abbie Vandivere

Essential Vermeer / Jonathan Janson.

Notes:

Includes papers presented at a two-day symposium held at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 2023.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-424) and index.

Contains:

Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675. Works. Selections.

ISBN:

9780500030660

0500030669

OCLC:

1528630326

Publisher Number:

CIPO000251769