Vermeer - The Rijksmuseum's Major Exhibition Catalogue by Pieter Roelofs & Gregor J. M. Weber

Published to accompany the once-in-a-lifetime exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, this book is the first significant study on Vermeer's life and work for many years. The Herald Vermeer's intensely quiet and enigmatic paintings invite the viewer into a private world, often prompting more questions than answers. Bringing together diverse strands of the Dutch master's professional and private worlds, this is the first major authoritative study of Vermeer's life and work for many years, throwing light on all thirty-seven of his paintings.