This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended fami

This book is not only a fascinating biography of one of the greatest painters of the seventeenth century but also a social history of the colorful extended fami

Presents a portrait of Vermeer's life and character.

Gathered in honor of John Michael Montias (1928–2005), the foremost scholar on Johannes Vermeer and a pioneer in the study of the socioeconomic dimensions of